Share transfer without consideration

Can shares be transferred as gift (without any consideration)? If yes, what is the procedure?
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Yes, you can transfer shares as a gift without any payment. For shares held in demat form, the process involves submitting a delivery instruction slip to your depository participant with the recipient's details. If your shares are in physical form, you'll need to complete and sign a share transfer deed (Form SH 4). No stamp duty is payable on gifted securities, and the transfer is finalised once registered in the transferee's name.

Yes shares can be transferred without consideration. If the shares are in demat form, the donor can submit a delivery instruction slip to his depository participant. Delivery instruction slip should have information like Donee's Name, Demat account details of Donee, name, quantity and ISIN number of the Shares to be transferred. Donee should submit a standing receipt instruction to his depository participant. 

If gifting shares in physical form, fill and sign the share transfer deed in form 7B.  Transfer is complete once the deed is register in the name of Transferee. 

Gifted securities does not attract stamp duty as consideration is NIL.

Now transfer fo is SH 4
Do we have to do online filing of the same? Is there any reporting to be done online?
There is no online filing only you have to approve the transfer in board meeting and register in member register. At will be updated when you file. MGT 7 or 7a as the case may . Check Gift deed document and keep it in record and check the title of shares from your record

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