The Estate Duty Act 1953, 34 of 1953, (Rep., Act 20 of 2000)

Section 7. Certificate of payment of duty, and penalty for non-payment

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

(4) If the person accountable does not pay the amount of duty due from him under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) within the period specified therein, he shall be liable to a penalty of one thousand rupees or a sum equal to twice the amount due according as the Controller may elect: Provided that the Controller may in any particular case reduce the penalty. (3) In any case where no account has been delivered as required by section 58 or clause (a) of section 57 the person who is called upon to accept the account prepared by the Controller under sub-section (2) of section 61 shall, within two months of his acceptance or, as the case may be, of the final disposal of the reference made under sub-section (1) of section 64, pay the full duty payable in respect of the property and the Controller shall thereupon grant him a certificate accordingly. (2) Where the valuation is reduced by the Court on the Board's reference under section 64, the Controller shall refund to the person accountable any excess duty paid by him within two months from the date of receipt by him of the order and shall grant to him a certificate that the full duty payable in respect of the property has been paid. 17. Property transferred to a controlled company.—(1) Where the deceased has made to a controlled company a transfer of any property (other than an interest limited to cease on his death or property which he transferred in a fiduciary capacity), and any benefits accruing to the deceased from the company accrued to him in the three years ending with his death, the assets of the company shall be deemed for the purposes of estate duty to be included in the property passing on his death to an extent determined in accordance with sub-section (2).

Source: India Code