Power of Attorney (General / Special)

What this is

A general or special power of attorney authorising a named person to act for you - to manage or sell property, operate bank accounts, appear in court or before authorities, run a business, or complete one specific task - drafted to the exact powers you want to give and no more, with the execution, notarisation, registration or consular attestation your situation needs. It is for property owners, NRIs, the elderly, businesses and litigants. Our panel advocate drafts and reviews the deed and delivers it signed on letterhead; notarisation, registration and attestation are separate steps we explain.

What you get

A power of attorney drafted, reviewed and signed by our panel advocate on letterhead, covering the principal and the attorney, the purpose, the powers granted with specific limits, the property or matters covered, duration and revocation, sub-delegation, the attorney's duties and accounting, ratification, and the execution and attestation block, drafted as a general or special power as you choose. Delivered ready for execution, with a note on stamp duty, on whether registration with the Sub-Registrar is required or advisable (compulsory in several states for powers concerning immovable property, and always where the attorney is to sell), and on execution abroad through the Indian consulate or apostille for NRIs. Stamp duty, notarisation, registration and consular charges are not included.

How it works

1. 1Tell us who is giving what power to whomThe principal, the attorney, the purpose and the property or matters covered. Upload IDs and the property papers.
2. 2Confirm the powersExactly what the attorney may do, for how long, and any limits.
3. 3Answer the advocate's questionsWhether the principal is abroad, whether the power is to sell property, whether the attorney is a relative, whether the principal is elderly or unwell, and whether the power should survive incapacity.
4. 4PayPay the fee.
5. 5Advocate drafts and signsOur panel advocate drafts the deed and signs it on letterhead.
6. 6Deed is deliveredYou receive the deed for execution, with the stamping, registration or consular note.

What to have ready

• ID and address proof of principal and attorneyAadhaar, PAN or passport; for a principal abroad, passport and visa or residence permit.
• Property title documents (if you have it)If the power concerns property.
• Existing power of attorney (if you have it)If replacing or revoking one.
• Format or requirement from the bank, court or authority (if you have it)If any.
• Medical fitness certificate of the principal (if you have it)Optional; advisable for an elderly or unwell principal.
• Photographs of principal and attorney (if you have it)Passport size, if the Sub-Registrar requires them.

What this is based on

• Powers-of-Attorney Act 1882 (1882)
• Registration Act 1908. (1908)
• state Stamp Act
• Notaries Act 1952. (1952)