30-07-2025
Four Bills tabled in assembly
Bhopal: The state govt on Wednesday tabled four Bills, including the Indian Stamp (Madhya Pradesh) Amendment Bill that provides for an increase in the stamp duty for different deeds.
The stamp duty of Rs 50 for a certain work was raised to Rs 200, and where stamp duty of Rs 1,000 was applicable, Rs 5,000 will be charged. The stamp duty in other brackets was raised likewise. The reason for the amendment states that the stamp duty imposed for different tasks like contract deeds or agreements was rationalised.
Another amendment Bill in the Indian Stamp (Madhya Pradesh) Act provides for the imposition of a 1 percent penalty on the amount less paid than stipulated as stamp duty if the person concerned pays the remaining amount.
Besides, 1 per cent interest on the amount less paid will also be charged from the day when an agreement was executed to the day when the remaining amount of stamp duty due is paid.
The amendment Bill in the Registration Act provides that the bank or financial institution, which pays debt to a person against hypothecation of property, will inform the office of the registrar when the debt is paid and the title transferred to the name of the owner, so that the latter doesn't have to go to the registrar's office to inform about the transfer of title in his name.
A Bill proposing a change in calculating the extra guarantee amount in case of a customer seeking extra power load was also presented in the House.
