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PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATION SECRETARIAT

NOTIFICATION

NO: DPAL 17 SHASANA 2025, BENGALURU, DATED:07.04.2025

The Karnataka Stamp (Amendment) Bill, 2025 ಇದಃౙ 2024ರ ಏඪ౳ฯ ൟಂಗಳ 5ඡ

ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜ౲ඩಲರ ಒඪ౭ಡ අฉൟൿ౪, ๬෥ನ౲ ൟำವัಃಛಜ ಇದඝ౬ 2025ರ

ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ๸ಒ౲: 30 ಎಂ්ർಜ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದ เ๕ಷ ฃಜ౲ಪൟ౳ಃ

(ූಗ-IV) ಯย౵ ಪ౳ಕഔಸ෎ಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-

KARNATAKA ACT NO. 30 OF 2025

(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 7^th day of April, 2025)

THE KARNATAKA STAMP (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2025

(Received the assent of the Governor on the 5^th day of April, 2025)

An Act further to amend the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957.

Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957

(Karnataka Act 34 of 1957), for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy sixth year of

the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.– (1) This Act may be called the

Karnataka Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2025.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by

notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

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Part – IVA

07

2025

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BENGALURU, MONDAY, 07, APRIL, 2025 CHAITHRA, 17, SHAKAVARSHA, 1947)

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No. 223

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2. Amendment of section 2.- In the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957,

(Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), in section

2, in sub-section (1),-

(i) in clause (e), after the words “instrument bears impressed stamp”

the words “or digital e-stamp”, shall be inserted;

(ii) for clause (f) the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(f) “executed” and “execution”, used with reference to instruments,

mean “signed” and “signature” and also includes electronic

signature within the meaning as defined in the Information

Technology Act, 2000 (Central Act 21 of 2000).”; and

(iii) in clause (h),-

(a) sub-clause (i) shall be omitted; and

(b) in sub-clause (ii), after the words “a certificate or endorsement”

the words “generated electronically with digital signature and”

shall be inserted.

3. Amendment of section 10.- In the Principal Act, in section 10, after sub-

section (3), the following shall be inserted, namely:-

“(4) Subject to the rules made under sub-sections (1), (2) and (3), the State

Government

in

this

behalf,

may

prescribe

the

procedure

for

the

payment

of

Stamp

Duty

by

electronic

means

to

the

Government

Treasury

and

for

indicating

such

payment

of

Stamp

Duty

for

the

instrument.”

4. Omission of section 10-A.- In the Principal Act, section 10-A shall be

omitted.

By Order and in the name of

the Governor of Karnataka,

G. SRIDHAR

Secretary to Government

Department of Parliamentary

Affairs and Legislation

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๸ಸൽೕಯ ವ౲ವ๻ರಗำ ಮൡ౨ ๎ಸನ ರಚච ಸ೉฿ಲಯ

ಅඌ๰ಚච

๸ಒ౲: ๸ವ౲๎ಇ 17 ๎ಸನ 2025, ෍ಂಗิฆ, ൽකಂಕ:07.04.2025.

The Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Act, 2022 (Karnataka

Act No. 13 of 2023)ರ ಪ౳ಕರಣ 6 ರലಯย౵ ฃಜ౲ඩಲคಂದ ಅඌಂತತั๭ದ the

Karnataka Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Karnataka Act No. 30 of 2025) ರ

ූ๝ಂತರವඝ౬ ಅඌಂತ ಕನ౬ಡ ಪಠ౲ๅಂൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದ เ๕ಷ ฃಜ౲ಪൟ౳ಃ

(ූಗ-IV) ಯย౵ ಪ౳ಕഔಸ෎ಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-

2025ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ๸ಒ౲: 30

(2025ರ ಏඪ౳ฯ ൟಂಗಳ 7ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದ เ๕ಷ ๸೉ಃಯย౵ ෮ದฤ ಪ౳ಕಟ฿ಜං)

ಕකბಟಕ ๬ౣಂඬ (ൟൿ౪ಪല)ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2025

(2025 ರ ಏඪ౳ฯ ൟಂಗಳ 5ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜ౲ඩಲคಂದ ಒඪ౭ಡಯඝ౬ ಪഷಯมಜං)

ಕකბಟಕ ๬ౣಂඬ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1957ඝ౬ ಮತ౨๠ౣ ൟൿ౪ಪല ෥ಡฤ ಒಂൿ

ಅඌඛಯಮ.

ಇย౵ ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ಉഴಬฆವ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ ಕකბಟಕ ๬ౣಂඬ ಅඌඛಯಮ,

1957

(1957ರ

ಕකბಟಕ

ಅඌඛಯಮ

34)ඝ౬

ಮತ౨๠ౣ

ൟൿ౪ಪല

෥ഴโൿ

෷ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;

ಇൿ

ූರತ

ಗಣฃಜ౲ದ

ಎಪ౭൞౨ರඡ

ವಷბದย౵

ಕකბಟಕ

ฃಜ౲

เඋನ෱ಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ൤ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-

1. ๸౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩ౳ฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ ๬ౣಂඬ

(ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2025 ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.

(2) ಇൿ ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಸ౽ბค ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದย౵ ಅඌ๰ಚචಯ ෩ಲಕ

ತൡ౨ಪലಸಬ๾ർඈಥ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.

2. ಪ౳ಕರಣ 2ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ಕකბಟಕ ๬ౣಂඬ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1957ರ (1957ರ ಕකბಟಕ

ಅඌඛಯಮ 34) (ಇย౵ ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮๅಂൿ ಉว౵ೕ಍ಸมಜං) 2ඡ

ಪ౳ಕರಣದ (1)ඡ ಉಪಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵,-

(i) (ಇ) ಘಡದย౵, “ಅಂഔಆำ౶ವ ಅಥ฿ ෨ං౳ ๻ಕมದ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ

ತฆ฿ಯ “ಅಥ฿ ല೧ಟฯ ಇ-๬ౣಂඪನ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ๳คಸತಕౙൿ౪;

(ii) (ಎෆ) ಘಡದ ಬದยಡ ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-

“(ಎෆ) ย಍ತಗัಡ ๸ීඌ๭ඈ൤ ಉಪ෽ೕಜ๯ವ “ಬฉൿಆಟౣൿ౪” ಮൡ౨

“ಬฉൿಆഴเಃ” ಎಂದฉ “ಸ๼ ෥ഴโൿ” ಮൡ౨ “ಸ๼” ๻ಟ ෥๼ൟ ൪ತ౳೦ౢನ

ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2000 (2000ರ ಄ಂದ౳ ಅඌඛಯಮ 21)ರย౵ ಪคූ๞๭ದ ಅಥბ฿౲ඪ౨෽ಳಡ

“เൿ౲ක౱ನ ಸ๼”ಯඝ౬ ಸಹ ಒಳತಳ౶ತಕౙൿ౪.” ; ಮൡ౨

(iii) (ກೖ) ಘಡದย౵,-

(ಎ) (i)ඡ ಉಪ-ಘಡವඝ౬ ෈ഖౣ෈ಡತಕౙൿ౪;

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(෈) (ii)ඡ ಉಪ-ಘಡದย౵ “ඛೕലದ ಅಥ฿ ඁുೕಕค๭ದ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ತฆ฿ಯ

“ಮൡ౨

ല೧ಟฯ

ಸ๼෽ಂൽಡ

เൿ౲ක౱ನ฿ಜ

๱೧ಸมದ”

ಎಂಬ

ಪದಗಳඝ౬

๳คಸತಕౙൿ౪.

3. ಪ౳ಕರಣ 10ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 10ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵ನ (3)ඡ

ಉಪಪ౳ಕರಣದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ๳คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-

“(4) ಉಪ-ಪ౳ಕರಣ (1), (2) ಮൡ౨ (3)ರല ෥ಡมದ ඛಯಮಗัತಳಪഖౣ, ฃಜ౲

ಸ౽ბರโ ಈ ಀคൡ ಸ౽ბค ಖ೦චಡ เൿ౲ක౱ನ เඋನಗಳ ෩ಲಕ ๬ౣಂඬ ๯ಂಕದ

ඩವൟಛಜ ಮൡ౨ ย಍ತ౽ౙಜನ ๬ౣಂඬ ๯ಂಕದ ಅಂಥ ඩವൟಯඝ౬ ๰೉๯โದ౽ౙಜ

౽ಯბเඋನವඝ౬ ඛಯ෦ಸಬ๾ൿ.”

4. 10ಎ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 10ಎ ಪ౳ಕರಣವඝ౬

෈ഖౣ෈ಡತಕౙൿ౪.

The above translation of the Karnataka Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2025

(Karnataka Act No. 30 of 2025) shall be an authoritative text in Kannada language

under section 6 of the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Act, 2022

(Karnataka Act No. 13 of 2023).

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