Is power of attorney need to be attested if I am out of country

541 votes

Dear Client, you are hereby advised to send an attested Power of Attorney from where you are in favour of the person who will file the matter in India on your behalf. You will have to send all the documents pertaining to the matter as well.

Advocate Neeraj Dubey LawRato

555 votes

Yes
Power of Attorney is required to be attested from Indian Embassy of the Country where you are currently in.
If you are coming to India in due course then you may execute the PoA and have it attested from Notary Public.

Advocate Urfee Haider LawRato

624 votes

Hi..

Yes, in case you are based outside India and want to issue a poa to be used in an Indian court, you will have to get the poa firstly notarized from a notary public based out of your place and then have the same legalized from the Indian Embassy in your country and city. Subsequently, the poa would be eligible for use in Indian court(s).

Hope the above is helpful.

Advocate Tushar A John LawRato

963 votes

Powers of Attorney executed abroad have to be certified by an Indian Consulate Officer. A properly prepared power of attorney that has been notarized abroad should be accepted in all countries, who are signatories of the Hague Convention. However, even though India is one of the signatories, getting attestation done from the Indian Consulate/Embassy seems to carry more weight in India.

Advocate Vikash Kumar LawRato

790 votes

Yes, in case you want someone else to file the case on your behalf you need to have a legally valid POA. it is mandatorily required to be attested by the Indian Consulate. This is must in order to avoid any issues later in regard to authorization.

Advocate Daggar Malhotra LawRato