One document decides whether you ever need to fly back.

It depends on your country. India and a large number of countries — including the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and Canada since 11 January 2024 — are parties to the Hague Apostille Convention. For documents executed in those countries, a Power of Attorney notarised locally and then apostilled by the designated authority is accepted in India without any further attestation by the Indian Mission. In non-Convention countries, execution before the Indian Embassy or Consulate remains the route. We confirm which applies to you before you book any appointment.

It is not usable the moment it lands. A Power of Attorney executed outside India must be presented for adjudication and payment of stamp duty, and under Section 18 of the Indian Stamp Act that is to be done within three months of it first being received in India. Missing that window invites penalty and argument about admissibility. We handle the adjudication and, where the transaction requires it, the registration.

For almost every NRI, a Special Power of Attorney limited to a named property and a named act. A General Power of Attorney handed to a relative is the single most common source of the property fraud we later litigate. A Special Power of Attorney does the job, is accepted by sub-registrars and courts, and limits what can be done with it.

Not without express authority, and we do not draft it that way. An agent cannot deal with the principal's property in his own favour unless the instrument specifically permits it. Where a transfer of that kind has already happened, it can be challenged — both on the terms of the instrument and on the fiduciary duty an agent owes.

By executing a deed of revocation, registering it where the original was registered, giving written notice to the holder and to the authorities concerned, and publishing notice so third parties cannot claim they dealt in good faith. Revocation is only fully effective once the world is on notice, so the publication step matters.