When this matters
- An elderly parent who cannot manage stairs or a car journey, and whose signature is needed on a will, a relinquishment, a pension affidavit or a property document.
- Someone in hospital. A discharge that depends on an indemnity bond, an insurance claim affidavit, a power of attorney that has to be in place before a procedure.
- A signatory who is unwell at home — the single most common reason we travel.
- Several people signing at once. Six partners, a full board, all the heirs in a varsai matter, or every member of a society. Getting them into one room once is hard enough without also getting them across the city.
- Factories and offices where taking the authorised signatory off the floor for two hours costs more than the document does.
Nothing in the Notaries Act, 1952 or the Notaries Rules, 1956 confines a notarial act to the Notary's chamber. The clearest indication is Rule 10(3), which expressly permits a Notary to charge a travelling allowance by road or rail — currently ₹20 per kilometre — in addition to the notarial fee. A travelling allowance only makes sense if travelling to the client is contemplated. What is territorially defined is the area of appointment, not the building: Rule 15 requires the Notary to maintain an office within that area, which we do at Chhani Jakatnaka.
How a visit works
- Call and describe the situation
Who has to sign, where they are, what the document is for, and by when. We will tell you which document is actually needed and who must be present.
- The document is drafted and stamped before we travel
This is the part people underestimate. The draft is prepared and the e-stamp issued at the office, so nothing is being typed at a bedside or a kitchen table, and nobody is sent back for a stamp of the wrong value.
- We attend and complete the act
The deponent signs in the Notary's presence, the oath is administered, and the act is entered in the notarial register as Rule 11(2) requires.
- You get the document under signature and seal
Without which, under section 8(2), it would not be a notarial act at all. A receipt is issued, as Rule 11(9) requires.
Where we travel
Across Vadodara city — Chhani, Sama, Nizampura, Karelibaug, Gotri, Alkapuri, Manjalpur, Tarsali, Harni, Waghodia Road, Makarpura, Akota, Fatehgunj, Subhanpura, Gorwa, Warasiya, Ajwa Road, Old Padra Road, Bhayli, Atladara, Vadsar, Raopura, Mandvi, Pratapnagar, Ellora Park, Tandalja, Sevasi, Bapod, Vemali and the rest — and into the district: Padra, Savli, Karjan, Waghodia, Dabhoi, Shinor and Desar.
The hospitals, courts and government offices we are asked to attend most are the ones you would expect. If you are unsure whether we can reach you in time, call and ask — we will give you a straight answer rather than a hopeful one.
What it costs
The notarial fee is unchanged — the statutory maximums under Rule 10(1) apply exactly as they do at the counter. On top of that, Rule 10(3) permits a travelling allowance at ₹20 per kilometre by road or rail. Stamp duty and drafting are separate, as always. We will tell you the whole figure before we set out, not after.