450. Transfer property in India

with Power of Attorney from Canada

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Questions: My Grand Father lives here in Canada. He has a Residential house that is on his name. He is too old to go to India and get the property transferred to my fathers name. Is there a way that he can send any Power of attorney to transfer the property from his name to his sons name. I would appreciate your help Answer: Your Grand Father can send Power of Attorney for this purpose. However the power of attorney document must be attested by the Indian consulate official or its validity will be questionable in India. If you grand father can visit the Indian consulate the procedure is fairly simple. Get a power of attorney prepared, visit the consulate and sign in the presence of the consular officers. The consular officer will require the signing persons visa, passport etc. to ensure the identity of the person signing the document. The fee currently in Canada for Power of Attorney attestation for property matters is $32 for each signature attestation. In case your grand father is unable to go to the Indian consulate, you would first have to get the Power of Attorney notarized from a Notary Public in Canada and also verify the signature of the Notary Public from the appropriate Provincial Ministry of Government Services in the Canadian Province they reside in. Once you have the power of attorney notarized and signature verification done, the documents can be mailed to the Indian consulate. In Ontario contact the Ministry of Government services at 77 Grenville St. 9th Floor, Toronto. In British Columbia, the authentication of documents is handled by the Ministry of Justice Order in Council Administration Office. You can contact the nearest Indian consulate for more information.