Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
Special Power of Attorney
The supplied Special Power of Attorney template does not identify an issuing department or government authority, an order number, or a publication date. It allows a person who cannot attend a Sub Registrar office because of preoccupation, old age or sickness to appoint another person to present a specified property deed, admit its execution and complete acts necessary for its registration.
What the document does
The Special Power of Attorney is a one-page template for appointing a named individual to handle the registration of a specified deed concerning a scheduled property. It is drafted for execution at Chennai, with blanks for the day and month in 2017.
The supplied page does not identify an issuing department or government authority. It also does not contain a government order number or publication date.
Who it affects
The Special Power of Attorney is relevant to:
- A person who has executed a deed relating to the scheduled property but cannot personally attend the relevant Sub Registrar office.
- The person appointed as the special power of attorney.
- Anyone relying on the authority of the appointed person to present and complete registration of the specified deed.
The reasons given in the template for the principal's inability to attend are preoccupation, old age or sickness.
Authority given
The Special Power of Attorney authorises the appointed person to:
- Appear for the principal before the named Sub Registrar.
- Attend the Sub Registrar office in the stated Registration District.
- Present the specified deed for registration.
- Admit execution of the deed on behalf of the principal.
- Perform any act necessary to complete registration of that deed.
The wording is tied to the deed identified in the completed form. The supplied page does not state that the appointed person receives wider authority over other property transactions or deeds.
Information to be completed
The Special Power of Attorney contains blanks for:
- The date of execution at Chennai.
- The principal's name, father's name, age, address, identity number and mobile number.
- The appointed person's name, father's name, age and address.
- The type and date of the deed already executed.
- The name and parentage of the person in whose favour the deed was executed.
- The relevant Sub Registrar office and Registration District.
The source refers to a schedule-mentioned property, but the supplied page does not reproduce any property schedule, signatures, witness details, authentication process, fee or filing requirement.
This summary is generated from the source document to help you find what is relevant. The PDF above is authoritative. For advice on your own property, use LandLens One or speak to a qualified professional.
Common questions
Can another person register my property deed for me using this form?
The template allows you to appoint a named person to appear before the specified Sub Registrar, present the identified deed, admit its execution on your behalf and complete acts necessary for registration.
What reasons does the form give for not attending the Sub Registrar office personally?
The form lists preoccupation, old age and sickness as reasons why the person executing the deed may be unable to appear in person.
Does this Special Power of Attorney give general authority over all my properties?
The supplied wording is limited to presenting and completing registration of the specified deed concerning the schedule-mentioned property. It does not state that the appointed person has general authority over other properties or transactions.
Does the supplied page state any fee or registration procedure for the power of attorney?
No. The supplied page does not state a fee, filing requirement or procedure for registering or authenticating the Special Power of Attorney.
