Kaagazaat

Power of Attorney for One Government File

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Price: Free, always.
Stamp duty: A power of attorney is chargeable with stamp duty.
Registration: Registration is not ordinarily needed for a power confined to following up a file, because it does not itself transfer any interest in property.
Witnesses: Two adult witnesses are asked for below, as ordinary good practice.

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Also called

Special Power of Attorney for GMADA file
SPA for Estate Office
SPA for HSVP
SPA for Municipal Corporation
authority to follow up an allotment file
plot file mukhtiarnama
sarkari file mukhtiarnama
allottee’s authorised representative

When you need it

You have one matter pending with a development authority or municipal office in your name, such as an allotment, a transfer, a building plan, a completion certificate, a no-dues certificate or a water or sewer connection, and you want someone to follow it up. In the questions you choose the office (GMADA, the Estate Office in Chandigarh, HSVP or a Municipal Corporation) and whether the Attorney may also sign the routine affidavits and forms for that file.

It covers that one file only. The Attorney may not sign any sale, conveyance or transfer deed. These offices often ask the allottee or owner in person for some steps, and have their own rules and formats. Ask the office first. Not for a single collection of a letter: see Authority Letter to Collect Documents. Not for selling or transferring the plot or flat: see the General Power of Attorney or the Special Power of Attorney.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

A power of attorney is chargeable with stamp duty. In Punjab and Chandigarh the amount depends on what the power covers, and this document prints no figure. Confirm the current amount at the Sub-Registrar’s counter or an authorised e-stamp vendor before you buy stamp paper. Some offices accept a simple notarised authority for routine follow-up in place of a stamped power; ask the office which it wants.

Registration

Registration is not ordinarily needed for a power confined to following up a file, because it does not itself transfer any interest in property. If the office will also deal with a transfer or conveyance, it may ask for more; ask the office before you sign.

Notarisation

Sign before a Notary Public in Punjab or Chandigarh. Offices and banks usually expect this. If you sign outside India, the document normally needs consular attestation or an apostille before it is accepted here; check what the receiving office wants.

Witnesses

Two adult witnesses are asked for below, as ordinary good practice. They should know both the Principal and the Attorney.

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POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR ONE GOVERNMENT FILE

I, Amarjit Kaur Sandhu, son/daughter/wife of Late Sh. Gurdial Singh Sandhu, residing at House No. 811, Sector 8, Chandigarh 160009 (the "Principal"), do hereby appoint, constitute and nominate:

Jaspreet Singh Sandhu, son/daughter/wife of Sh. Harbans Singh Sandhu, of House No. 22, Phase 3B1, Mohali 160059, who is my son (the "Attorney"),

to be my true and lawful attorney, in my name and on my behalf, regarding the one file described below, upon the terms of this Power.

1. THE FILE

1.1 This Power is for one file only, number X, which is with the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) at SAS Nagar (Mohali) (the "Office"). It concerns Plot No. 245, Sector 70, Mohali and is about: no-dues certificate and building plan approval.

1.2 The Attorney has no authority under this Power over any other file, matter or office.

2. WHAT THE ATTORNEY MAY DO

2.1 In my name, the Attorney may follow up the file: submit applications and documents, attend the office, pay the dues the office demands through its official payment channels, and collect letters, receipts and certificates.

2.2 Every payment shall be made only through the Office's official payment channels, in my name, and a receipt shall be taken. Any refund shall be received only into my own bank account.

2.3 The Attorney shall give me a copy of every letter, notice, receipt and order received, and shall tell me promptly of any demand, hearing date or deadline.

3. WHAT THE ATTORNEY MAY NOT DO

3.1 The Attorney shall not sign any sale deed, conveyance, transfer deed, gift deed or agreement to sell, shall not ask for the name of the allottee or owner to be changed, and shall not give up or surrender my rights in the property.

4. THE OFFICE'S OWN REQUIREMENTS

4.1 The Office may require me to attend in person for some steps, or may require its own authority format. I will comply, without that affecting this Power for any other purpose.

5. REVOCABLE, AND ENDS ON DEATH

5.1 This is an ordinary power of attorney. The Principal may revoke it at any time by written notice to the Attorney, under s.203 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. It ends on the Principal's death or if the Principal becomes of unsound mind, under s.201 of that Act, whatever clause 6 says about its stated duration. It is not a power coupled with an interest.

6. DURATION

6.1 This Power remains valid until the Principal revokes it in writing

7. GENERAL

7.1 The Attorney shall act honestly and in the Principal's interest, shall keep the Principal informed, and shall keep a written account of every sum received or paid under this Power.

7.2 The Attorney may not hand this Power over to another person (sub-delegate it).

7.3 This Power is governed by the laws of India, and the courts at Chandigarh alone have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from it.

Questions about this document

Does the Power of Attorney for One Government File need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

A power of attorney is chargeable with stamp duty.

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Does the Power of Attorney for One Government File need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Registration is not ordinarily needed for a power confined to following up a file, because it does not itself transfer any interest in property.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

What does the Power of Attorney for One Government File cost on Kaagazaat?

Free, always.

Does the Power of Attorney for One Government File need witnesses?

Two adult witnesses are asked for below, as ordinary good practice.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

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