Will registration in Uttar Pradesh

Will registration in Uttar Pradesh: the short answer

Registration is handled by the Stamp and Registration Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh through IGRSUP. You register where you live, and the Will can deal with property anywhere in India.

Cities in Uttar Pradesh

We prepare and register Wills for families across Uttar Pradesh. These cities have their own local guide; everywhere else is covered in the same way.

• Lucknow
• Noida
• Ghaziabad covered
• Kanpur covered
• Agra covered
• Varanasi covered
• Prayagraj covered

The farmland rule the High Court struck down

In 2004 Uttar Pradesh amended Section 169(3) of the UP Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act so that a Will of bhumidhari (agricultural) land had to be registered. In May 2024, in Pramila Tiwari v. Anil Kumar Mishra, the Allahabad High Court held that requirement void, because a state law could not amend the Registration Act in this way without the President's assent.

So an unregistered Will of farmland is no longer invalid for that reason. Registering it is still wise: the heirs apply for mutation (dakhil kharij) at the tehsil, and a registered Will is far harder to challenge there.

Authority plots

In Noida, Greater Noida and many Lucknow colonies, land is leased from a development authority. After a death, the authority transfers the lease to the heirs on the basis of the Will and other papers, so the Will should describe the plot as the allotment letter or lease deed does.

How it works in Uttar Pradesh

In Uttar Pradesh, you sign the Will before two witnesses, book a slot on IGRSUP 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.

See the documents checklist and our Will registration service.

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Will registration in Uttar Pradesh: FAQs

General information, not legal advice.