General Power of Attorney Format for Property in Punjab (NRI): Free Word Download
A General Power of Attorney (GPA) lets a person you trust act for you: deal with tenants, appear before the Patwari or Tehsil, pay taxes, or file and defend cases. It is used most by NRIs and elderly owners. The Supreme Court has held that a GPA is not a transfer of ownership, so a property cannot be bought or sold by "GPA sale". Give only the powers you really need. Read our NRI property guide for more.
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How to fill and use it
Common mistakes to avoid
- Giving power to sell when only management was needed.
- Using a GPA signed abroad without paying stamp duty in India within 3 months.
- Treating a GPA as proof of ownership.
हिंदी में: जनरल पावर ऑफ अटॉर्नी (GPA) से आप किसी भरोसेमंद व्यक्ति को अपनी प्रॉपर्टी संभालने, दफ्तरों और अदालतों में आपकी तरफ से काम करने का अधिकार देते हैं। GPA से मालिकाना हक नहीं मिलता। बेचने या गिरवी रखने की पावर बहुत सोच-समझकर दें। विदेश में बनी GPA पर भारत आने के 3 महीने के अंदर स्टाम्प ड्यूटी भरनी होती है।
The format
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GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, __________ S/o / D/o / W/o __________, aged about ___ years, resident of __________ [presently residing at __________, __________ (country)], holder of Passport / Aadhaar No. __________, (hereinafter called the "EXECUTANT"), do hereby appoint, nominate and constitute:
Sh./Smt. __________ S/o / D/o / W/o __________, aged about ___ years, resident of __________, (relation with executant: __________), (hereinafter called the "ATTORNEY"),
as my true and lawful attorney to do the following acts, deeds and things in my name and on my behalf in respect of the property described in the Schedule below:
1. To look after, manage and supervise the said property and to protect it from encroachment or illegal possession.
2. To let out the said property, sign rent agreements, collect rent and issue receipts, and to get tenants vacated.
3. To pay property tax, electricity, water and other charges, and to apply for new connections or changes in them.
4. To appear before the Patwari, Tehsildar, Sub-Registrar, Municipal Corporation, Development Authority, police and any other office, and to sign and submit applications, affidavits and documents for mutation, fard, correction of records, demarcation and other matters relating to the said property.
5. To file, defend and pursue suits, complaints, appeals and other proceedings relating to the said property before any court, tribunal or authority, to sign and verify pleadings, to engage advocates, and to compromise or withdraw them with my prior written consent.
6. [OPTIONAL: delete if not wanted] To sell / mortgage the said property for a consideration not less than Rs. ______, to sign and present the sale deed / mortgage deed for registration, and to receive the consideration in my bank account No. ______ only.
7. Generally to do all other lawful acts necessary for the above purposes.
AND I hereby agree to ratify and confirm all acts lawfully done by my said attorney under this power of attorney, as if done by me personally.
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY
__________ (full description: house / plot No., area, boundaries; or Khewat, Khatauni, Khasra Nos., village, Hadbast No., tehsil and district as per Jamabandi for the year ____)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have signed this General Power of Attorney at __________ on this __________ day of __________, 20__, in the presence of the witnesses below.
EXECUTANT: ______________________
Accepted: ATTORNEY ______________________ (specimen signature)
WITNESSES:
1. Name, address and signature: ________________________________________
2. Name, address and signature: ________________________________________