Will registration in Bengaluru (Bangalore)

Will registration in Bengaluru: the short answer

Registration gives your Will an official record: the Sub-Registrar checks your identity, records the Will and keeps a copy. Nobody can later claim it never existed, and it is much harder to challenge. Read whether registration is compulsory for the full trade-off.

Which Sub-Registrar office covers you

Bengaluru is served by dozens of Sub-Registrar offices. Offices residents commonly use include Jayanagar, Basavanagudi, Rajajinagar, Shivajinagar, Yelahanka and Varthur. Kaveri shows each office's jurisdiction, and we confirm yours before booking.

ESOPs, shares and foreign accounts

Many Bengaluru families hold employer shares, ESOPs or accounts abroad. They can be left through an Indian Will, but they need to be named precisely: the company, the plan, the broker or bank. Wording like "my shares" is a common cause of later dispute.

Unvested ESOPs depend on the plan rules, which may cancel them on death or let the heirs exercise them. We read the plan before drafting.

Khata after a death

After your death, your heirs will need to transfer the khata into their names. The city office asks for the Will and the death certificate; a registered Will is accepted with fewer questions.

Property back home

If you moved to Bengaluru from another state, you may still own a house there. Your Will can cover it. You register in Bengaluru, where you live.

How Will registration works in Bengaluru

In Bengaluru, you sign the Will before two witnesses, book a slot on Kaveri Online Services at the Sub-Registrar office covering your home address, and attend together for identity checks, photographs and thumb impressions. The Will is recorded and handed back, usually the same day. We confirm the office and book the slot for you.

Carry the original Will, your photo ID and address proof, and your two witnesses with their ID. See the full documents checklist, or let our Will registration service handle the drafting, office and slot for you.

What it costs in Bengaluru

There is no stamp duty on a Will anywhere in India. The government charges a small fixed registration fee, not a percentage of your property's value, plus scanning charges. We confirm the current amount for your office before the appointment.

What most families pay for is the drafting and the coordination around it. Our Will with Registration package is ₹19,999, one fixed fee agreed before you begin.

Our packages in Bengaluru

Will registration in Bengaluru: FAQs

General information, not legal advice. Fees and procedures change; we confirm the current position for your office.