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Section 17(1) of the Registration Act, 1908 makes registration compulsory for any non-testamentary instrument that creates, declares, assigns, limits or extinguishes a right, title or interest of ₹100 or more in immovable property. In 1908 that was a threshold; today it captures essentially every property transaction. Where a compulsorily registrable document is left unregistered, section 49 bars it from affecting the property or being received as evidence of the transaction.
What the agreement has to allocate
A development agreement runs for years and involves large sums, and almost every dispute traces back to one of these being left vague:
- The share — area share or revenue share, computed on what basis, and measured how. "Fifty per cent" means very little until you have defined carpet, built-up or saleable area.
- Which specific units fall to the owner, identified before construction rather than allotted after.
- Approvals — who obtains them, who pays, and what happens if they are refused or delayed.
- Timelines and milestones, with consequences attached. A schedule with no consequence is a wish.
- The power of attorney given to the developer — its scope, and crucially its limits. This is where landowners lose control.
- Who may sell, and when — and whether the owner's share is encumbered by the developer's sales.
- Termination and step-in — what the owner can do if the developer stops building, and what happens to work already done and money already taken from buyers.
- Title, possession and risk during construction, and insurance.
A development agreement is usually accompanied by a power of attorney enabling the developer to deal with the land. Draft it narrowly, tie it to the agreement, make it revocable on defined events, and never grant a general power where a special one will do. More on special powers of attorney →
We do not publish duty figures on this website. The Gujarat Stamp Act, 1958 was amended in 2025 and several articles were restructured; a rate printed on a web page goes stale and costs somebody money. As a Government authorised e-Stamping centre we confirm the duty currently prescribed for your specific document and issue the e-stamp against it, at face value. The notarial fee is separate and capped by law — ₹35 to attest execution, ₹35 to administer an oath or take an affidavit, under Rule 10(1) of the Notaries Rules, 1956. The full fee table →
Drafted here, in Gujarati or English
Drafted by an advocate of 35+ years rather than filled into a downloaded template, e-stamped at a Government authorised centre, and notarised in the same visit. If the parties read Gujarati, the document is drafted in Gujarati — not translated out of an English form, because legal Gujarati has its own settled vocabulary and a literal translation frequently means something looser.
What to bring
- Title documents and the full chain of title
- 7/12 and 8-A extract, or the property card, and mutation entries
- NA permission or sanad where the land was agricultural
- Photo ID and constitution documents for both parties
- The agreed share and how it is to be computed
- Any existing charge, lease or dispute affecting the land