Kaagazaat

Medical Power of Attorney

At a glance

Price: Free, always.
Stamp duty: A power of attorney is chargeable to stamp duty under the Stamp Act as it applies in Punjab and Chandigarh.
Registration: Not required, because the power gives no power over immovable property.
Witnesses: Two adult witnesses who are not the Agent and who take nothing from the Principal.

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Also called

medical POA
health care proxy
healthcare power of attorney
medical mukhtiarnama
ilaaj mukhtiarnama
treatment consent authority
hospital consent letter
authority to consent to treatment

When you need it

Choose now who decides about your treatment if you cannot. After a stroke, a fall or a serious illness, hospitals ask someone to sign for consent. This names that person, says what they may decide, and lets the doctors see it in writing.

Indian law has no single statute for a medical power of attorney; hospitals usually look to the nearest relative or the person you have named, so a clear signed and witnessed paper helps, but acceptance is up to the hospital and the doctors. Keep a copy with the person named, your family doctor, and the hospital you use. Not for a decision to refuse life-prolonging treatment at the end of life: use the Living Will (Advance Medical Directive). Not for your bank account: use the Power of Attorney for Bank. Not for property: that needs a separate power.

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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 to stamp duty under the Stamp Act as it applies in Punjab and Chandigarh. A power limited to medical decisions gives no power over property, which may keep the duty low, but the figure is not printed here. VERIFY the stamp paper value at the e-stamp vendor or Sub-Registrar.

Registration

Not required, because the power gives no power over immovable property.

Notarisation

Notarisation is advised, since hospitals and banks accept a notarised power more readily. If the Principal signs outside India, consular attestation or an apostille may be needed.

Witnesses

Two adult witnesses who are not the Agent and who take nothing from the Principal. Record their names and addresses.

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MEDICAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, Harbans Singh, son/daughter/wife of Late Sh. Gurdev Singh, aged 72 years, of House 12, Sector 40, Chandigarh (the "Principal"), appoint Kiran Kaur, son/daughter/wife of Rajinder Singh, my daughter, of Flat 8, Sector 22, Chandigarh, phone 98140 12345 (the "Agent"), to decide about my medical treatment and care on my behalf, on the terms below.

If the Agent cannot or will not act, I appoint in the Agent's place: Rajinder Singh, son, 98150 54321.

1. WHEN THIS STARTS

1.1 This power starts immediately, and it continues if I become unable to decide.
1.2 It continues until I cancel it in writing or I die, and it ends on my death.

2. WHAT THE AGENT MAY DO

2.1 The Agent may give or refuse consent to my examination, tests, treatment, medicines and surgery, after speaking with my doctors and weighing my known wishes.
2.2 The Agent may choose or change my doctors and hospital, arrange my admission, transfer and discharge, and sign the hospital's forms for these.
2.3 The Agent may see my medical records and reports, and may talk to my doctors about my condition.
2.4 The Agent may sign the papers needed to claim my health insurance for this treatment, but has no power over my bank accounts, property or any other money matter under this document.

3. LIMITS AND WISHES

3.1 The Agent must follow these limits and wishes of mine: No amputation without a second opinion. Follow my Living Will dated 1 March 2026..

4. GENERAL

4.1 The Agent will act in my best interests and in line with what I would have wanted, and will tell my close family what is decided.
4.2 I ask all doctors and hospitals to accept this paper as my written wish about who decides for me. I may cancel it at any time while I am able to, by writing and telling the Agent and my doctors.

SIGNING

Signed at Chandigarh on 1 April 2026.

Principal: Harbans Singh
I accept this appointment. Agent: Kiran Kaur

Witness 1 (name, address, signature): ____________________
Witness 2 (name, address, signature): ____________________

Questions about this document

Does the Medical Power of Attorney need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

A power of attorney is chargeable to stamp duty under the Stamp Act as it applies in Punjab and Chandigarh.

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Does the Medical Power of Attorney need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not required, because the power gives no power over immovable property.

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What does the Medical Power of Attorney cost on Kaagazaat?

Free, always.

Does the Medical Power of Attorney need witnesses?

Two adult witnesses who are not the Agent and who take nothing from the Principal.

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