Telangana to Amend Stamp and Registration Act
HYDERABAD: Property buyers at bank and financial institution auctions may soon need to pay stamp duty based on transaction value as the Telangana government considers significant changes to the Indian Stamp Act and the Registration Act, aimed at reducing revenue losses, according to officials. The government also plans to grant authority to the inspector general and commissioner of the registration and stamps department to annul fraudulent registrations, including double registrations. Proposed amendments are expected to be presented to the Telangana cabinet shortly. Officials indicate that many auction property buyers evade stamp duty by presenting a ‘sale certificate’—a document banks submit…