Will registration in Aurangabad is optional under Section 18 of the Registration Act 1908, but it is one of the best decisions you can make for your family, giving your Will a presumption of authenticity if it is ever challenged. Aurangabad, officially renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, is one of Maharashtra's eight Regional Divisions for the Department of Registration and Stamps. Here is the process, the fee, and the office you will need.
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A Will, under Section 2(h) of the Indian Succession Act 1925, is simply a testator's written declaration of intent for their property, taking effect only after death. Nothing about that definition changes in Aurangabad, though the city itself has changed names, officially becoming Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in 2023, while still functioning as one of Maharashtra's eight registration divisions.
Leave no Will behind and your Aurangabad assets pass under the succession law tied to your religion, not your own choices. Only two things make a Will legally valid: soundness of mind with a voluntary signature (Section 59), and two independent witnesses at signing (Section 63). Notarisation and registration sit beyond those essentials, and registration in particular is worth the visit, since it puts your Will on permanent state record rather than in a drawer at home.
All six can be drafted and executed in Aurangabad, so it's really a question of which one matches your family.
A Notarised Will is a Will a Notary Public has personally witnessed and stamped, standing behind your signature without any government filing involved. In Aurangabad this gives your Will independent proof of authenticity without a visit to the Sub-Registrar.
Notaries practising across Aurangabad can usually attest close to your neighbourhood.
A Registered Will is a Will filed with the Sub-Registrar under Section 18 of the Registration Act 1908, so a permanent copy sits with the government itself. Aurangabad is one of Maharashtra's eight registration divisions, and we recommend this route for most families.
Maharashtra permits registering a Will at any Sub-Registrar office in the state, so you aren't limited to the one nearest your address.
This is your Advance Medical Directive, given legal standing by the Supreme Court in Common Cause vs Union of India (2018, procedure simplified 2023). It has no bearing on your property, only on the medical treatment you accept or decline should you ever be unable to decide for yourself.
Many Aurangabad families draft this together with a Registered Will, so both decisions are on record at once.
Drafted around your specific Aurangabad holdings using two linked documents, a Primary Will for your Indian assets and an Ancillary Will for the country you now live in, worded so that one never accidentally overrides the other.
A number of our Aurangabad NRI cases involve family land in the surrounding tehsils, still held in a parent's name.
Meant for estates with more moving parts, several properties, business interests, trusts, assets held abroad, or a blended family situation. Priority handling and a doorstep visit are added to whichever of the structures above suits you.
Covers Aurangabad city and the surrounding district on the same visit terms.
One document, signed by both of you, that spells out what happens to jointly held property as well as what each spouse owns separately. It carries the same registration cost as an individual Will, and both spouses need to attend with two witnesses.
Jointly owned Aurangabad flats and family property are the situations this comes up in most often.
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The two most common Will types in Aurangabad, compared.
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This has nothing to do with property registration, even though people frequently mix the two up. A Will carries no stamp duty, since it transfers nothing on the day it's registered, only coming into effect once you pass away.
The registration fee in Maharashtra is a small flat amount, and it varies as per the latest rules set by the Department of Registration and Stamps. Aurangabad is itself one of the state's eight Regional Divisions for this department, and Maharashtra's rule letting you register at any Sub-Registrar office in the state applies here too. We confirm the exact fee for your case before booking.
Aurangabad, officially Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, sits at the head of one of Maharashtra's eight registration divisions, with Sub-Registrar offices covering the city and surrounding tehsils. Since Maharashtra allows registration at any SRO statewide, you have flexibility on which office to use.
Your Will is drafted to the Indian Succession Act 1925, with a clear executor and asset schedule.
Since Maharashtra allows registration at any Sub-Registrar office statewide, we book whichever Aurangabad office suits you best.
You and two witnesses, none of whom benefit under the Will, attend in person with identity documents and photographs.
The Sub-Registrar verifies your identity, confirms the Will is yours and made voluntarily, then records it in the official register.
You keep the original. A copy stays on permanent record with the Sub-Registrar.
We draft the Will, book a convenient Sub-Registrar office, and guide you through signing.
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No. Section 18 of the Registration Act 1908 makes Will registration voluntary throughout India, Maharashtra included. A Will is legally valid once the testator signs it and two independent witnesses attest it under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act 1925, whether or not it is later registered.
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