Power of Attorney Format 2026
GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that I, {{principal_name}}, {{principal_parent}}, residing at {{principal_address}}, holding PAN / passport no. {{principal_pan}} (hereinafter referred to as the "Principal"), do hereby, on 1 October 2026 at {{execution_place}}, nominate, constitute and appoint {{attorney_name}}, {{attorney_parent}}, residing at {{attorney_address}}, holding PAN {{attorney_pan}} (hereinafter referred to as the "Attorney"), as my true and lawful attorney, to act for me, in my name and on my behalf, as set out below.
WHEREAS {{reason}}, and I am desirous of appointing the Attorney to do the acts, deeds and things set out below on my behalf;
NOW THIS DEED WITNESSETH that I authorise the Attorney to do all or any of the following:
1. Specific Matter
Property to which this power relates, if any:
[For a SPECIAL power of attorney, Clause 1 is the whole of the authority — delete Clauses 2 to 6 and keep Clause 7 onwards. For a GENERAL power of attorney, keep only those of Clauses 2 to 6 that the Principal actually intends to give.]
2. Management of Property
- To manage, supervise and maintain my movable and immovable properties, to pay all taxes, cesses, maintenance and utility charges on them, and to obtain receipts;
- To let out the said properties on leave and licence or lease for terms not exceeding ______ months at a time, to sign and register the agreements, to receive rents, licence fees and deposits, to issue receipts, and to take steps to recover arrears and possession;
- To apply for and obtain mutation, khata, property-tax assessment, and electricity, water, gas and other connections in my name, and to sign applications, declarations and indemnities for those purposes;
- To represent me before the co-operative housing society or owners' association, to attend and vote at its meetings, and to deal with it in all matters relating to the said properties.
3. Banking and Investments
- To operate my bank account no. ____________ with ____________ [bank and branch] — to deposit and withdraw money, to sign cheques and payment instructions, and to obtain statements — subject to the bank's own mandate and KYC requirements;
- To receive dividends, interest, maturity and redemption proceeds on my investments, and to give valid discharges;
- To renew fixed deposits and to make and redeem investments in my name as I may instruct in writing from time to time.
4. Taxes and Government Authorities
- To represent me before the income-tax, GST and other tax authorities and appellate authorities; to appoint chartered accountants, advocates and other authorised representatives and sign authorisations in their favour;
- To sign, verify and file returns, replies, applications, appeals and other documents where the law permits them to be signed by a person holding a valid power of attorney, and to receive notices, orders and refunds on my behalf;
- To represent me before municipal, revenue, registration, electricity, passport, transport and other government or local authorities, and to sign applications and affidavits for those purposes.
5. Legal Proceedings
- To institute, prosecute, defend and continue suits, appeals, complaints and other proceedings in any court, tribunal or forum in respect of my affairs; to sign and verify plaints, written statements, petitions, affidavits and vakalatnamas; and to engage and instruct advocates;
- To give evidence on matters within the Attorney's own knowledge, to refer disputes to arbitration, and to compromise or withdraw proceedings with my prior written consent.
6. Documents and Registration
To sign and execute, in my name, the agreements, forms, receipts and documents necessary for the purposes set out above; to present them for registration before the Registrar or Sub-Registrar having jurisdiction; to admit execution; and to receive back the registered documents.
7. Limits on the Attorney's Authority
- The Attorney shall NOT sell, gift, exchange, mortgage or otherwise transfer or encumber any immovable property of mine, or enter into any agreement to do so, unless that power is expressly written into Clause 1 with a description of the property.
- The Attorney shall not delegate any of the powers under this deed to any other person, save for engaging professionals as provided above.
- The Attorney shall not borrow money or give any guarantee in my name.
- This power is given without consideration; the Attorney acquires no interest in any property of mine by virtue of it. The Attorney shall keep proper accounts of all moneys received and paid on my behalf and render them to me on demand.
8. Ratification
I hereby agree to ratify and confirm all acts, deeds and things lawfully done by the Attorney under and within the authority of this deed, which shall be binding on me as if done by me personally.
9. Duration and Revocation
This Power of Attorney shall remain in force until revoked by me in writing. I reserve the right to revoke it at any time by notice in writing to the Attorney. It shall stand terminated on my death or on my becoming of unsound mind, and on completion of the matter in Clause 1 where it is given for that matter alone. On revocation or termination the Attorney shall return the original of this deed and all documents and property of mine in the Attorney's possession.
10. Stamp Duty, Attestation and Registration
This Power of Attorney is executed on non-judicial stamp paper of the value required under the Stamp Act applicable in the State where it is executed or is to be used; the duty differs from State to State and according to the powers given. ____________ [state how it is authenticated — "executed before and attested by a Notary Public" / "executed before and authenticated by the Sub-Registrar of ______" / "executed before the Consul, Consulate General of India at ______"]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have signed this Power of Attorney on the day, month and year first above written.
_______________________________
{{principal_name}} (Principal / Executant)
Accepted. Specimen signature of the Attorney:
_______________________________
{{attorney_name}} (Attorney)
Witnesses
1. Signature: _______________________________
Name: _______________________________
Address: _______________________________
2. Signature: _______________________________
Name: _______________________________
Address: _______________________________
Executed before me: _______________________________ [Notary Public / Sub-Registrar / Consular Officer — signature, seal, register entry no. and date]
Drafting notes (delete before execution)
- Affix passport-size photographs of the Principal and the Attorney where the registering authority or bank requires them, and attach self-attested identity proof of both.
- If the Attorney will present documents for registration, the power itself must be executed before and authenticated by the Registrar or Sub-Registrar where the Principal resides — or, if the Principal is outside India, by a Notary Public, Court, Judge, Magistrate, Indian Consul or Vice-Consul, or representative of the Central Government (Registration Act, 1908, Sections 32 and 33).
- A power executed outside India must be stamped in India within three months after it is first received in India (Indian Stamp Act, 1899, Section 18) — diarise the date of arrival.
- Banks, depositories and mutual funds usually insist on their own format or on registering the power in their records before acting on it; check before finalising Clause 3.
