Relinquishment Deed (Dastbardari) Format in Urdu

When is a relinquishment deed needed?

When an heir does not want their share of an inheritance and wishes another heir to have it, a relinquishment deed records that they give up the share of their own free will. It is used, for example, when one brother or sister is to keep the family house.

Where it goes

For land or a building it is registered with the sub-registrar, and the revenue office then enters the change. Officers are expected to make sure the heir is acting freely, and may ask that person to appear and confirm it in person.

Points to get right

• The share has to be given up voluntarily. The law protects heirs, and women in particular, from being pressed to surrender an inheritance, and depriving a woman of her share is a criminal offence.
• Name the person who died, the property, the share being given up and the heir who receives it.
• Complete the inheritance entry in all the heirs’ names first. A share is given up after it has come to the heir, not before.
• Say whether anything is being paid in return. If it is, the paper is closer to a sale and is treated differently.
• The heir giving up the share should sign before the registering officer in person.

How to use this sample

1. Press Open in editor. The sample opens as a new document that you can change freely.
2. Replace each blank with your own details.
3. To print on an e-stamp paper, open the File tab, press Write on PDF / picture and choose the PDF or scan of your stamp paper. Move the starting line until the text begins below the printed part.
4. Press Print / PDF. To print the blank format as it is, use Print this sample above.

What to fill in

• The names and CNIC numbers of the people concerned
• The property: its kind, area, khasra or plot number and where it is
• The price or share, and the date possession is given
• Two witnesses — and registration with the sub-registrar where the law requires it

Before you sign

These are general formats to save typing. Requirements differ between offices, courts and provinces, and a paper about property or money has legal effect. Have the final wording checked by a deed writer or lawyer, use stamp paper of the correct value, and get the paper attested or registered where that is required.