Bombay HC: Final Conveyance Cannot Attract Fresh Stamp Duty When It Completes Earlier Property Transaction

Mumbai, August 23, 2026: The Bombay High Court has held that stamp duty cannot be levied afresh on the final conveyance when it is only the concluding step in a property transaction covered by earlier agreements. Justice Amit Borkar, on August 20, set aside a Rs 2.60 crore stamp duty demand against Pune-based Kumar Housing Corporation Private Limited, along with the penalty and other charges,…