Add the licence fee or rent payable, any non-refundable deposit or advance, and 10 per cent a year interest on the refundable deposit. For longer terms the duty follows the lease rules in Article 36.
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What the record says
- Licence fee or rent payable under the agreement, for the whole term.
- Plus any non-refundable deposit, advance or premium.
- Plus interest at 10 per cent a year on the refundable security deposit.
- The IGR portal accepts a term of 1 to 60 months and works out the duty for you.
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The basis
[ THE LAW ]
Maharashtra law, Article 36A of Schedule I, Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, as modified up to 22 July 2026
MAHARASHTRA STAMP ACT, 1958, SCHEDULE I, ARTICLES 36 AND 36A, AS MODIFIED UP TO 22 JULY 2026 (IGRMAHARASHTRA.GOV.IN) · CHECKED 14 OCT 2026
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Sources
Where it comes from. Level 1 is a government page; level 2 established press; level 3 a portal. Our own read of public listings is named as ours.
- Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, Schedule I, Articles 36 and 36A, as modified up to 22 July 2026 (igrmaharashtra.gov.in), https://igrmaharashtra.gov.in/pdf/documents/MAHARASHTRA%20STAMP%20ACT%20ARTICLE%20WISE%20dt%2022.07.2026.pdf, level 1, read 14 October 2026
- IGR Maharashtra e-Registration, Leave and License page (undated; latest notice on it is 24 June 2025), https://efilingigr.maharashtra.gov.in/ereg/MainForm.aspx, level 1, read 14 October 2026
- IGR Maharashtra, Leave and License 2.0 User Manual (file dated 17 Feb 2025), https://leaveandlicense.igrmaharashtra.gov.in/pdf/L%26L%202.0%20V09-%20User%20Manual.pdf, level 1, read 14 October 2026
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