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Drafted in Gujarati, not translated into it
A great deal of documentation in Vadodara is drafted in English and then explained to the signatory in Gujarati. That is backwards. If the parties read Gujarati, the document should be drafted in Gujarati — because legal Gujarati has its own settled vocabulary, and a literal translation out of an English template frequently means something looser, or something else entirely.
The difference shows up when a document is read closely: by a Sub-Registrar, by a bank, by a family member who was not present at signing, or by a court. A clause that reads naturally to a Gujarati speaker is understood the same way by all of them.
What we draft in Gujarati as a matter of course
- સોગંદનામું — affidavits of every kind
- ભાડા કરાર — rent agreements, residential and commercial
- બાનાખત / સાટાખત — agreements to sell
- વેચાણ દસ્તાવેજ — sale deeds
- બક્ષિસ દસ્તાવેજ — gift deeds
- હક્કમાફી — relinquishment deeds
- વહેંચણી દસ્તાવેજ — partition deeds
- વસિયતનામું — wills
- પેઢીનામું supporting affidavits and heir declarations
- મુખત્યારનામું — powers of attorney
- ભાગીદારી કરાર — partnership deeds
- ના વાંધા પ્રમાણપત્ર — no-objection certificates
Wills, pedhinama affidavits, relinquishments and partition deeds are read by the whole family, often including people who will not read an English draft closely. Drafting them in Gujarati is not a courtesy — it is what makes the document do its job of preventing an argument later.
Where a bank, a court or a family member abroad needs English as well, we prepare a certified translation. A notary is expressly empowered to translate and verify translations under section 8(1)(h) of the Notaries Act, 1952. Bilingual drafting →
We do not publish duty figures on this website.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