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A 10-point checklist
Before you sign a power of attorney
A power of attorney is often needed when you live abroad. The danger is giving more power than the job needs. Check these ten points before you sign.
What it says
- One purpose only: for example, "to register the leave-and-licence agreement for Flat [No.]"
- The property named exactly: address, flat number, survey or CTS number
- The acts listed one by one, with no catch-all "and all other acts" wording
- No power to sell, mortgage or gift, unless that is the actual purpose
- No power to appoint someone else (no substitution or delegation)
- An end date, or "ends when the task is complete"
How it's signed and used
- Signed before an Indian consulate officer, or notarised and apostilled, as your lawyer advises
- Stamped (adjudicated) in India within the time your state requires after it arrives, often 3 months
- Keep a list of every POA you've given: to whom, for what, and when it ends
When the job is done
- Cancel it in writing, register the cancellation where needed, and tell everyone who relied on it: the society, the bank, the sub-registrar
Rule of thumb: give a POA to someone you trust for a task you can describe in one sentence. If you can't describe it in one sentence, it's too broad.
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