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Authority Letter to Collect Documents

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Also called

  • Letter of authority
  • authorisation letter
  • bearer authority letter
  • collection authority letter
  • authority to collect on my behalf
  • pradhikar patra (प्राधिकार पत्र)
  • adhikar patra (अधिकार पत्र)
  • anumati patra

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Why you need it

When you need it

Want a bearer to collect something you can't yourself: a registered deed, a cheque, a chequebook, a builder's possession letter and keys (only against a receipt), a society NOC, a parcel, a certificate. Names the bearer/ID, what's collected, a date limit, a signed receipt. Collection only — not signing a deed, presenting for registration, operating an account, or property dealing (needs a stamped POA). A minor can't write this; a company authorises by resolution.

See stamp duty, registration and witnesses

What follows is the position for this kind of document. The amount is set by the state the property is in and it changes, so the figure for your own state is worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office before you pay anything.

Stamp duty

Usually no stamp for a plain collection letter, but Article 48's fixed-duty limb covers a POA for a single transaction, so a strict counter may charge that. Under s.2(21), any instrument empowering someone to act for the executant is a POA. Widen beyond fetching an item and higher limbs apply — a relative's property-sale power is low/fixed, a stranger's is ad valorem.

Registration

Not registrable — no property right, s.17 doesn't apply. The trap's the errand: s.32 controls presentation, s.33 needs an authenticated power (notary abroad), s.32A needs photos/fingerprints. Many SROs release against receipt; some insist on the party.

Notarisation

Not required by law; valid signed and dated. Banks and builders often insist on notarisation for originals or valuables. It authenticates only the signature — doesn't cure a missing stamp or upgrade this into a POA.

Witnesses

None required by law — attestation is needed only where law requires it. Sign before two who know you when the item is valuable or contested. Counters more often want the bearer's specimen signature attested, and sometimes a photo.

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LETTER OF AUTHORITY TO COLLECT

Place: Pune
Date: 1 April 2026

To
The Branch Manager
State Bank of India, Baner Branch
Ground Floor, Sai Chambers, Baner Road, Pune 411045

Subject: Authority for Sneha Rohit Deshmukh to collect on my behalf — Reference: Savings Account 3812 4456 9021 / Registration receipt no. 4471 of 2026

Dear Sir / Madam,

I, Rohit Anand Deshmukh, resident of Flat 402, Shreeji Residency, Baner Road, Pune 411045, holding Aadhaar number ABCDE1234F and contactable on +91 XXXXX XXXXX, write this letter for and on behalf of Deshmukh Textiles Private Limited, in my capacity as Director.

  1. PERSON AUTHORISED

I authorise the following person, and only this person, to attend before you and collect the items described in paragraph 2:

Name: Sneha Rohit Deshmukh
Relationship to me: Spouse
Address: Flat 402, Shreeji Residency, Baner Road, Pune 411045
Mobile: +91 XXXXX XXXXX
Identification: Aadhaar number MH12 20190001234

This person is referred to below as "the Bearer".

  1. WHAT THE BEARER MAY COLLECT

The Bearer may collect from you, on my behalf, only the following:

  1. The original Sale Deed dated 12 March 2026 registered as document no. 4471/2026 with the Sub-Registrar, Haveli No. 8, Pune. 2. The index-II copy issued with it.

I am unable to attend in person: I am posted at Dubai until 30 November 2026.

  1. VALIDITY

This authority is valid from 2 April 2026 to 3 April 2026, both dates included, and may be used for one visit only. It cannot be used after 3 April 2026, and nothing handed over after that date is collected with my authority.

  1. IDENTIFICATION AND RECEIPT

Please release the items only after (a) satisfying yourself of the Bearer's identity from the original of the identification document named in paragraph 1, and (b) obtaining the Bearer's signature and the date on a receipt or acknowledgement that lists what has been handed over. Please retain that receipt in your records. A specimen signature of the Bearer, attested by me, appears at the foot of this letter.

What this document is for

Someone who cannot personally collect something — a registered deed, a chequebook, a builder’s possession letter and keys, a society NOC, a parcel, a certificate — uses this to send a named, identifiable bearer instead. The letter names exactly who is collecting, exactly what they may collect, and exactly how long the authority lasts, so the office handing the item over has something concrete to check against.

It exists because most offices will not simply hand over a valuable document or item to whoever turns up asking for it — they want a written authority naming the bearer, and a receipt on the way out. This letter is that authority, kept deliberately narrow: it is built for collection alone, not for signing anything or acting more broadly on the writer’s behalf.

Before you use this — this is collection only, not a power of attorney

This letter is written to stop at collection. The bearer it authorises may not sign any deed or document in the writer’s name, present anything for registration, operate or instruct on any bank or investment account, receive money generally, waive or settle any claim, or deal with any property. If the errand actually needs any of those, this letter is the wrong document — a properly stamped power of attorney is, and it should be drafted and priced for what it actually needs to do rather than stretched from a collection letter.

Widening a simple letter like this into something that in substance authorises dealing with property is also a well-recognised legal trap: the Supreme Court has held that the informal general-power-of-attorney route does not convey title to property at all, so a document that tries to do double duty this way can leave everyone worse off than either a proper letter or a proper power of attorney used on its own terms.

Stamp paper and registration

Stamp paper needed

Depends

Typical stamp duty — Punjab

Ask us — The template this letter is grounded in only says a plain collection letter usually needs no stamp, but flags that a strict counter could instead treat it as a power of attorney for a single transaction under Article 48’s fixed-duty limb and charge accordingly — it gives no rupee figure either way, so check with the specific office you will be presenting it to.

Typical stamp duty — Chandigarh

Ask us — The same uncertainty applies in Chandigarh — whether a particular counter treats this as a plain, unstamped letter or as a chargeable power of attorney depends on that counter’s own practice rather than a fixed rule, so confirm locally before relying on it being free of stamp duty.

Registration at the Sub-Registrar

No — Not registrable — it conveys no property right, so section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 does not apply to it. The real risk at a Sub-Registrar’s office is different: collecting a registered document, or presenting one for registration, needs its own authenticated authority under sections 32, 32A and 33 of that Act, and some offices release a document only to the party in person regardless of any letter.

Notary or witnesses

Not required by law, and notarising it does not cure a missing stamp or turn it into a power of attorney — banks and builders nonetheless often insist on notarisation where the item is an original or is valuable. Witnesses are not required either, but signing before two people who know you is worth doing when the item is valuable or the errand could later be disputed.

What you will need before you start

  • The place and date of the letter, and your own full details — name, address, phone, and an identification document with its number
  • If you are signing for a company, firm or trust rather than yourself, its name, your designation, and the resolution authorising you
  • Who the letter is addressed to, the organisation holding the item, and any account, file or reference number the counter will search by
  • The bearer’s full details — name, relationship to you, address, phone, and an identification document they will carry in original
  • An exact, closed list of what may be collected — a vague description is the commonest reason a counter turns a bearer away
  • How long the authority should last — kept short, days or weeks rather than years — and whether it covers one visit or several

Common mistakes

  • Using this letter when the errand actually involves signing something, receiving money generally, or dealing with property — all of which it deliberately excludes.
  • Leaving the list of items to collect vague, which the letter’s own drafting calls the commonest reason a counter turns the bearer away.
  • Setting the validity period too long, or leaving it open-ended, instead of the days or weeks that keep the letter from being misused later.

Questions people ask before using this document

Is this the same as a power of attorney?

No, and it is deliberately narrower. The bearer this letter authorises may collect the named items and nothing more — they cannot sign any document in your name, present anything for registration, operate a bank account, receive money generally, or deal with any property. If the errand needs any of that, a properly drafted power of attorney is the right document instead.

Does this letter need to be stamped?

Usually not, for a plain collection errand — but some counters take the view that an authority letter is in substance a power of attorney for a single transaction and charge stamp duty accordingly. We do not state a confirmed figure either way, since the template this letter is grounded in does not give one; check with the specific office you will be presenting it to.

Does the bearer need to carry anything besides this letter?

Yes — their own original identification document, matching the details stated in the letter, is what the receiving office will actually check the bearer against. Some offices also have their own mandate, requisition form or specimen-signature process on top of a letter like this, so it is worth asking in advance what else that particular office needs.

Can the bearer sign documents or receive money on my behalf?

No, not under this letter as it stands — signing any deed or instrument, and receiving money generally, are both expressly excluded. The one narrow exception this letter allows is a choice to let the bearer pay a fee or charge at the counter on your behalf, if you switch that on; receiving money going the other way is never authorised.

How long should this letter stay valid for?

As short as the errand genuinely needs — days or weeks, not years. Keeping the validity period short is what stops the letter being relied on for something else, or by someone else, long after the errand it was written for is finished.

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