The Government of Karnataka on August 07, 2025, issued the Karnataka Stamp (Digital e-Stamp) Rules, 2025 in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 10 and Section 68 of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957.
The key provision are as stated:
• Every Digital e-Stamp shall be issued by Digital eStamp software Application notified from time to time by the Government.
• Any individual or agency wishing to obtain a Digital e-Stamp must first register themselves in Digital e-Stamp Application.
• The Stamp Duty payer shall provide the necessary details as specified in the Digital e-Stamp Application in accordance with Section 28 to calculate the amount of duty required to be paid for obtaining Digital e-Stamp.
• In obtaining the Digital e-Stamp for any purpose the whole contents of the instrument shall be digitally entered in the Digital e-Stamp Application including by use of template if so mandated through a Notification.
• The Stamp Duty payer shall utilize the payment modes made available in the Digital e-Stamp Application to make payment of the calculated stamp duty amount.
Further, these rules covers the aspects like Generation of Digital e-Stamp, Digital execution of instruments generated in Digital e-Stamp Application, Verification of Digital e-Stamp, Utilization of Digital e-Stamp and Refund.
They shall come into force on such date as the State Government may appoint by notification in the Official Gazette.
[Notification No. RD/36/MNMU/2025]
