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Deed of Release - Nature and Disclosure
A deed of release is an instrument by which a co-owner releases or renounces interest in a specific property. It is not a conveyance of property and generally does not require disclosure of the schedule of property. The recitals in the deed are crucial for interpretation, especially to distinguish it from a conveyance. A release deed is typically not subject to stamp duty as a conveyance under the Stamp Act.
References: Kothuri Venkata Subba Rao VS Registrar of Assurances, Guntur - Andhra Pradesh, Chief Controlling Revenue Authority, Board of Revenue, Madras VS V. Daniel - Madras, The Chief Controlling Revenue Authority, Board of Revenue, Madras-5. VS V. Daniel - Madras, Hari Kapoor VS South Delhi Municipal Corporation - Delhi, Neera Chopra VS Deepa Bhardwaj - Delhi -
Distinction from Conveyance and Stamp Duty Implications
Courts have consistently held that a release deed is different from a conveyance and is not liable for stamp duty as a conveyance. The recitals in the deed, such as consideration and intent, guide its classification. For instance, even if a document is styled as a release deed, if its substance indicates a transfer of interest, it may be treated as a conveyance, attracting stamp duty accordingly.
References: Chief Controlling Revenue Authority, Board of Revenue, Madras VS V. Daniel - Madras, The Chief Controlling Revenue Authority, Board of Revenue, Madras-5. VS V. Daniel - Madras, Hari Kapoor VS South Delhi Municipal Corporation - Delhi, S. Manjunathan & Others VS The Joint Registrar, Ootacamund & Others - Madras -
Relevance of Schedule of Property
The release deed need not disclose the schedule of property explicitly. Its primary function is to release the interest of a co-owner, and detailed disclosure of the property schedule is not mandatory for its validity or classification. When disputes arise, the recitals and substance of the document are prioritized over mere disclosure of property details.
References: Kothuri Venkata Subba Rao VS Registrar of Assurances, Guntur - Andhra Pradesh, M. Krishna Rao VS M. L. Narasimha Rao - Andhra Pradesh, S. Manjunathan & Others VS The Joint Registrar, Ootacamund & Others - Madras -
Legal Interpretations and Case Law
Courts have emphasized that the classification of a document as a release deed or conveyance depends on its recitals and substance, not merely its title. The Stamp Act provisions and case law support that a release deed is generally not considered a conveyance and thus not subject to stamp duty as such.
References: Hari Kapoor VS South Delhi Municipal Corporation - Delhi, S. Manjunathan & Others VS The Joint Registrar, Ootacamund & Others - Madras, Pasagadugula Narayana Rao VS Pasagadugula Rama Murty - Andhra Pradesh
Analysis and Conclusion
A release deed primarily serves to relinquish a co-owner’s interest and does not require the disclosure of the property schedule. Its classification as a release or conveyance hinges on the recitals and substance of the document rather than its title or detailed property description. Consequently, a release deed is generally not subject to stamp duty as a conveyance under the Stamp Act, and the schedule of property need not be disclosed in the deed for it to be valid or properly classified.
Search Results for "Release Deed Need Not Disclose Schedule of Property"
1985 0 Supreme(AP) 348 • India - Andhra Pradesh
P.CHENNAKESAVA REDDY, PUNNAIAH, K.A.SWAMI
A deed of release is an instrument by which one of the co-owners releases or renounces his interest in the specified property in ... There can be no release by one person in favor of another, who is not already entitled to the property as a co-owner. ... A deed of conveyance, on the other hand, is an instrument by which property is transferred inter vivos. ... It is now well settled that a deed of release....
1977 0 Supreme(Mad) 517 • India - Madras
BALASUBRAMANYAN, RAMAPRASADA RAO, NATARAJAN
LEVIABLE AS RELEASE DEED AND NOT AS CONVEYANCE. ... deed and it need not be stamped as a conveyance. ... Ratio Decidendi: The court relied on the recitals in the instrument, which clearly stated that the consideration for the property ... Daniel in favour of the Society of Trustees of Indigenous Churches in India represented by Brother Bakth Singh Chabra styled as a ' release deed' should be termed as a ' ... conveyance' as defined....
1977 0 Supreme(Mad) 520 • India - Madras
S.NATARAJAN, V.BALASUBRAHMANYAN, T.RAMAPRASADA RAO
Act, 1899-Section 2(10)-Document-Recitals given in the document is generally treated as a safe guide for interpreting the same as release ... Daniel in favour of” The Society of Trustees of Indigenous Churches in India “ represented of Brother Bakht Singh Chabra styled as a” release deed “ should be termed as ‘a conveyance’ as defined under section 2 (10) of the Act attracting stamp duty under Article 23 of Schedule I of the Stamp Act.” ... Taking the recitals, as a whole and accepting them as the sole guide for interpre....
2003 0 Supreme(AP) 692 • India - Andhra Pradesh
C.Y.SOMAYAJULU, G.BIKSHAPATHY
Evidence Act - Section 34 - Registered release deed - Benami Property - Partition of property - Appeals ... schedule property - So it is clear that plaintiffs and defendants have share each in plaint schedule property and so plaintiffs ... not merely releases are entitled to benefit of that release - In fact plaintiffs filed suit for partition of their share in plaint ... release....
2015 0 Supreme(AP) 526 • India - Andhra Pradesh
M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY
Thus, Devi Fancy Stores is a partnership firm in which the plaintiff is not a partner and the firm is not the property of joint family ... given to the parties in the suit before the trial Court will be adopted throughout this judgment. filed the suit for partition of schedule ... property into 7 equal shares and to allot one such share to him with separate possession and for rendition of true and correct account ... Thus, there is a clear and marked distinction between a deed of conve....
2019 0 Supreme(Del) 2331 • India - Delhi
JAYANT NATH
The court interprets the statutory provisions and case law to conclude that a release deed is not subject to duty under Section 147 ... It interpreted the statutory provisions and case law to conclude that a release deed is not subject to duty under Section 147 of ... for levy of duty on transfers of immovable property, specifying the method of imposing duty for different instruments. ... Thus, there is a clear and marked distinction between a deed o....
2019 0 Supreme(Del) 805 • India - Delhi
MANMOHAN
It was also established that the plaintiffs failed to disclose any particulars or description of the alleged ancestral property purportedly ... PROPERTY - CANCELLATION OF SALE DEED - [Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Section 106; Indian Easements Act, 1882, Section 60(b)] - The ... Fact of the Case: The suit was filed for cancellation of a registered sale deed with regard to a property and a declaration ... and assures unto the Purchaser(s) all the residuary and reversionary rights, ....
2020 0 Supreme(Mad) 89 • India - Madras
V.BHARATHIDASAN
Finding of the Court: The Court found that the plaint disclosed a cause of action and was not illusory. ... Fraud - Sale Deed - The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, ... Ratio Decidendi: The Court emphasized that the plaint should be read as a whole and that if it discloses a cause of action ... /plaintiffs are the absolute owners of the suit scheduled property and consequently restrain the petitioner/defendant from....
2019 0 Supreme(Kar) 1420 • India - Karnataka
H.P.SANDESH
in year - In terms of this document an amount paid - Recitals in discloses that first party agrees that she would not demand rent ... was deposited with original owner - Defendant and possession was delivered and there was recital in agreement that defendant need ... on different dates - When such being case and when amount has been paid to original owner and beneficiaries in terms of gift deed ... The Court below has come to the conclusion that Exs.D-1 to 3 have nothing to do with the suit schedule....
2006 0 Supreme(Mad) 2751 • India - Madras
D.MURUGESAN, V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN
Indian Stamp Act (2 of 1899), Schedule I, Articles 23 and 55 - Payment of stamp duty in respect of an indenture - Registering Authorities ... 55 - Order treating the document as a deed of conveyance is illegal - Writ appeal allowed. ... have treated the document as a deed of conveyance chargeable to duty under Article 23 - Document is chargeable to duty under Article ... duty as a conveyance under Article 23 of Schedule I and not as a deed of release chargeable to s....
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