Revoking a Power of Attorney in Vadodara | મુખત્યારનામું રદ

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Three steps, and all three matter

Execute a deed of revocation. It identifies the original power, the attorney, and the date from which the authority ends.
Register it if the original power was registered. A revocation that sits unregistered against a registered power leaves the record showing an authority that no longer exists.
Serve it on the attorney, and publish a public notice. This is the step people skip, and it is the one that protects you.

Until the world knows, the world may still rely on it.

A third party who deals in good faith with your former attorney, without notice that the authority has been withdrawn, may still be able to hold you to what was done. Serving the revocation on the attorney and publishing a notice in a Gujarati and an English daily is what puts third parties on notice. Where the power was given to deal with a specific bank, office or buyer, notify them directly as well.

Powers that end by themselves

An ordinary power of attorney is revoked by the death of the principal, and by the principal becoming of unsound mind. A power expressed to be for a fixed period ends when the period expires. A special power is spent once the act it authorised is done. None of that helps where the attorney continues to hold a document that appears on its face to be valid — which is why a written revocation and a public notice remain worth doing even where the power has technically ended.

Where the attorney will not cooperate

You do not need the attorney's agreement to revoke. What you need is proof that the revocation reached him and that third parties were notified. Keep the courier receipt, the newspaper page and the registration receipt together. If the attorney has already done something under the power that you dispute, that is a separate matter and should be dealt with quickly.

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Drafted here, in Gujarati or English

Drafted by an advocate of 35+ years rather than filled into a downloaded template, e-stamped at a Government authorised centre, and notarised in the same visit. If the parties read Gujarati, the document is drafted in Gujarati — not translated out of an English form, because legal Gujarati has its own settled vocabulary and a literal translation frequently means something looser.

What to bring

The original power of attorney, or a copy
Registration details if the power was registered
Photo ID for the principal
The attorney's full name and address for service
Details of any bank, office or party who was given a copy of the power

General Power of Attorney — કુલમુખત્યારનામુંકુલમુખત્યારનામું

Special Power of Attorney — ખાસ મુખત્યારનામુંખાસ મુખત્યારનામું

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Common questions

Do I have to register the revocation?

If the original power of attorney was registered, yes — otherwise the register continues to show an authority that has been withdrawn. Where the original was not registered, registration of the revocation is not required, but service and public notice still are.

Do I need the attorney's consent?

No. A power of attorney is an authority given by you and you may withdraw it. What you need is evidence that the revocation was communicated to the attorney and notified publicly.

The attorney has already sold something. Where does that leave me?

That depends on when the sale happened relative to the revocation, whether the buyer had notice, and what the power actually authorised. Bring the power, the revocation and whatever you know about the transaction, and do it quickly — delay narrows the options.

Revocation of Power of Attorney