• How much stamp paper will be used to write unregister will

How much stamp paper will be used to write unregister will
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28 Answers

Will is not required to be executed on stamp paper 

 

only requirement is will should be attested by 2 witnesses 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
94783 Answers
7548 Consultations

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1. There's no need to use stamp paper for executing a WILL.

2.  It can be done on plain paper.

3.  There's no need to register the WILL.

4.   Only two witnesses have to affix their signatures on the WILL document.

5.   The witnesses should not be beneficiaries.

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
5128 Answers
314 Consultations

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Will can execute on plain paper. NO stamp duty levy. Execute on Plain paper, typed and attested by 2 reliable witness. All pages will sign by father.

Just get it notorise. Even registered WILL cost maximum 1500rs excluding advocate fees.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
22648 Answers
31 Consultations

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1. WILL can be executed on a plain or bond paper.

2. The Testator ( the one who executes the WILL) should have sound mental health and there should not be any coercion or threat or threatening by anyone, while executing the WILL.

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
5128 Answers
314 Consultations

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1. See use of stamp paper is not.compulsoary for the will you may use 50 or 100 rs. Stamp paper for will and may get will notarised. Current it is better to register same before sub registrar office.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25514 Answers
179 Consultations

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Use of stamp paper is not mandatory for will .

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25514 Answers
179 Consultations

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Since registration of Will is not compulsory, it need not be written on any stamp paper. 

In other words a valid Will can be written on a blank sheet but duly attested by 2 witnesses. 

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
22838 Answers
490 Consultations

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Dear Sir,

The unregistered will does not require any stamp paper and you may use plain paper as well. 

Ganesh Singh
Advocate, New Delhi
6757 Answers
16 Consultations

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1. WILL can be hand written or typed on Plain White paper and MUST COMPULSORILY  be attested with minimum two witnesses.  This is the only legal requirement under law.

2. There is no legal need for Stamp Paper or Notary attestation or Registration of WILL.

Hemant Agarwal
Advocate, Mumbai
5612 Answers
25 Consultations

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- As per law, No stamp paper is required for writing a WILL . It can be prepared on any paper and also on stamp paper ,if you want , but not mandatory. 

 - An unregistered will is valid document, if it conforms to legal requirement of two witnesses who have signed the WILL in the presence of the testator and the testator has signed the WILL in their presence. 

- Hence, the Registration of a Will is not compulsory, and after the death of the testator, an executor of the WILL or a heir of the deceased testator can apply for probate.

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
13261 Answers
198 Consultations

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Its written on 500 rupees stamp paper and registered with registered under registration act. where you need to pay registration and stamp duty charges accordingly because each state has different stamp duty rates 2 to 5% of market value or in some states its nominal charges for WILL registration.

Ganesh Kadam
Advocate, Pune
12930 Answers
255 Consultations

4.9 on 5.0

For will there is no requirements of stamp duty as will is exempt from stamp duty

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
31960 Answers
180 Consultations

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Stamp paper is not required

Yusuf Rampurawala
Advocate, Mumbai
7518 Answers
79 Consultations

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Hi 

1) An unregistered Will can be written even on a white paper and is valid in courts as evidence. 

2) All a WILL needs is that it has to be signed by your father in present of two independent witnesses . 

3) However, if you so wish, you can use a Rs20-/- stamp paper in your father's name and also mention that it is for self.

4) Please note registration of a WILL will cost you not more than Rs3500-/- and is the best way prescribed by law.

5) You need to convince your father that a WILL(Registered/unregistered) can be changed/amended/cancelled/modified any number of times by your father and last WILL shall be final. 

Hope this information is useful

Rajgopalan Sripathi
Advocate, Hyderabad
2173 Answers
394 Consultations

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A Will can be written in a plain paper also but has to be duly attested by attesting witnesses in all the pages along with the testator.

There is no necessity for a non judicial stamp paper for writing a will.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
84979 Answers
2204 Consultations

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The Will can be written on a plain paper itself.

It is not mandatory to write the Will in the non judicial stamp paper only.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
84979 Answers
2204 Consultations

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There is no requirement for stamp duty for bequeathing property through Will.

The basic requirement is, there should be two attesting witnesses to the Will, who can vouch for the said execution when the issue comes up for checking the genuineness of said Will

S Srinivasa Prasad
Advocate, Hyderabad
2876 Answers
9 Consultations

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Reply to second post:

The property can be bequeathed by your Father on a plain paper.  

The details of properties bequeathed to each person should be captured with minutest possible details.

The execution of Will should be  attested by two witnesses. 

S Srinivasa Prasad
Advocate, Hyderabad
2876 Answers
9 Consultations

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A will may be written on 100 Rs stamp paper and registration in this regard do not cost much more and it is always better to get it registered and probate for the security reason.

Vimlesh Prasad Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
6852 Answers
23 Consultations

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An unregistered will does not need a stamp paper. You may write it on a plain paper.

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
14088 Answers
65 Consultations

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The stamp paper needed depends upon the valuation of the property. Engage a lawyer who will tell you the cost based upon the circle rate of the property.

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
14088 Answers
65 Consultations

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You can make WILL and no stamp paper is required. Also registration of WILL is not mandatory but it is advisable to register the same in order to avoid dispute

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19299 Answers
32 Consultations

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stamp paper not mandatory even you can write on white Plain paper. 

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19299 Answers
32 Consultations

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Rs 100

Rahul Jatain
Advocate, Rohtak
5365 Answers
4 Consultations

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Will does not require any stamp duty. 

It can be made on simple white paper. 

Kallol Majumdar
Advocate, Kolkata
2837 Answers
14 Consultations

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1. Will is not required to be written on stamp paper in the first place. It may be on a plain paper.

2. But do register the will, even though registration of it is not mandatory.

3. Get the will drafted by a lawyer so that it is sans any flaw.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
30763 Answers
972 Consultations

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No stamp paper is required for sedition of will 

 

it can be on any paper 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
94783 Answers
7548 Consultations

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Stamp paper is not required for unregistered will but you can still use a 100 Rs non judicial stamp for making Unregistered will.

Mohit Kapoor
Advocate, Rohtak
10687 Answers
7 Consultations

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