Himachal Legislative Assembly passes Stamp Duty Amendment Bill; opposition raises concerns over hike

Mar 28, 2025

The bill, which introduces an increase in stamp duty for certain categories, sparked intense debate in the House.

Himachal Assembly passes Stamp Duty Bill; Negi says amendments restore women's concession, aim to curb evasion

Sep 04, 2026

The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed the Indian Stamp (Himachal Pradesh Second Amendment) Bill, 2026, with Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi describing...

Stamp Duty Bill passed in Belagavi Karnataka Assembly Winter Session

Dec 12, 2023

Revenue Minister Krishnabyre Gowda has responded that only 10 per cent of the income is from stamps in the registration department. He clarified that...

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel announces stamp duty relaxation in land transactions

Mar 27, 2026

Under the powers granted to the State Government under Section 9 of the Gujarat Stamp Act, 1958, to reduce or exempt stamp duty, the...

Parliament approves Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to raise excise duty on tobacco

Dec 04, 2025

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while replying to the discussion in Rajya Sabha, said the higher duties on cigarettes will be shared with the...

Rajasthan approves automated e-Stamping for bank guarantees

Nov 11, 2022

Automated e-Stamping with SWIFT India makes the stamp duty payment process 'paperless' for businesses and is a critical step in facilitating digitalisation of bank...