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Agreement Drafting

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Contracts drafted by someone who has seen how they fail — not filled in from a downloaded form.

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What a drafted agreement gives you that a template does not

A template covers the situation the parties are in on the day they sign. An agreement is worth having for the day they stop agreeing, and that is a different document. The clauses that decide disputes are almost never the ones people negotiate hardest:

  • What happens on default — and specifically, what the innocent party may do
  • How the arrangement ends, by either side, and what is payable then
  • How disputes are resolved, and where
  • What is excluded or capped, and whether that is enforceable
  • What happens when circumstances change — a party dies, a business is sold, a law changes
The clauses templates get wrong for Gujarat.

Downloaded formats are usually drafted for another state's stamp law, another fact pattern, or both. The recurring errors we see: rent stated annually in an eleven-month agreement (which can attract compulsory registration under section 17(1)(d)); post-employment non-competes that are void under section 27 of the Indian Contract Act; agreements to sell that pass possession without registration, losing all protection under section 53A; and property described in a way that does not match the revenue record.

How the work runs

  1. You describe the situation, not the document. Most people ask for a document by name because somebody told them to. Often it is the wrong one.
  2. We tell you the stamp and the route — what duty applies, whether notarisation is enough, and whether the Sub-Registrar is involved. Before anything is drafted.
  3. We draft, and you read it. In Gujarati or English, whichever you actually read. Changes are expected at this stage, not after signing.
  4. Stamp, execute, notarise — at the same counter, in one visit.

See the full catalogue of agreements we draft: agreements and contracts →

On stamp duty.

We do not publish duty figures on this website. The Gujarat Stamp Act, 1958 was amended in 2025 and several articles were restructured; a rate printed on a web page goes stale and costs somebody money. As a Government authorised e-Stamping centre we confirm the duty currently prescribed for your specific document and issue the e-stamp against it, at face value. The notarial fee is separate and capped by law — ₹35 to attest execution, ₹35 to administer an oath or take an affidavit, under Rule 10(1) of the Notaries Rules, 1956. The full fee table →

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

  • Photo ID for everyone who has to sign
  • The underlying papers giving rise to the matter
  • Any correspondence already exchanged
  • Authority to sign, where a firm or company is involved

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Common questions

Can you review an agreement someone else has sent me?

Yes, and it is usually money well spent. What we look for is what is missing rather than what is objectionable — the default clause, the exit, the liability position and the dispute mechanism are where the risk sits.

How long does drafting take?

Straightforward documents are usually done the same day. A banakhat, a partnership deed, a will or a partition deed takes longer, because those are the documents where getting it wrong is expensive. You will be given a realistic time when you call.

Do simple agreements really need an advocate?

Not all of them. Where the amounts are small and the relationship is short, a clear written record may be enough, and you will be told so. Where property, a business, employment or family arrangements are involved, the drafting is what you are paying for.

Not sure which document you need?

Tell us what the office, bank or court asked for. We will name the exact document, the stamp value and whether notarisation is enough — before you pay anything.

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