Atik j.pathan (Self employed ) 21 March 2025

Cancellation of sale deed of flat in pune

Flat has been purchased by registering sale deed, but due to financial issue cant make payment to seller hence want to cancell the registered sale deed.

Query -a)can registered sale deed could be cancelled. b) will I get stamp duty refunded c ) is there any other way for cancellation.

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If you've registered a sale deed for a flat in Pune but cannot make the full payment to the seller, you generally cannot unilaterally cancel the registered sale deed. The sale deed is a legally binding document. The seller's recourse is to pursue legal action to recover the outstanding sale consideration through the civil courts. As a buyer, you do not have the option to cancel the deed yourself.

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T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate) 21 March 2025

It is the mistake of the seller to execute the sale deed and register it without receiving the full sale consideration amount, hence if at all it is to be cancelled only he has to look for legal sources to cancel it or file a suit for recovery of the balance of sale consideratio amount.

As a buyer you have no options.

you cannot cancel the registereed sale deed.

Therefore please be infiormed that you cannot simply cancel a registered sale deed solely because you haven't paid the full sale amount. The sale deed is a legally binding document, and the appropriate remedy for the seller is to seek recovery of the outstanding balance through civil courts