Power of Attorney Format — General and Special POA Draft
A power of attorney hands someone else the authority to act in your name, so its value lies entirely in how tightly the scope is drawn. This special power of attorney format can be adapted for property, banking or litigation, and includes the clauses that limit exposure.
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Before you use this
General versus special
A general power of attorney confers wide authority and is correspondingly risky. A special power, limited to one transaction and one property, is almost always the better instrument. Draft narrowly and add an expiry date.
A POA does not transfer property
The Supreme Court held in Suraj Lamp & Industries v. State of Haryana (2011) that a sale through power of attorney does not convey title. Property passes by a registered sale deed. Treat any ‘GPA sale’ offer with considerable caution.
Executing from abroad
A power of attorney executed outside India must be signed before the Indian Embassy or Consulate, or notarised and apostilled where the country is a party to the Hague Convention, and then stamped in India within three months of receipt.
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