General power of attorney – \(specimen\)

GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY – (SPECIMEN)
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I Mr./Mrs. ______________________________________ born on _____________ age _____, an Indian Inhabitant, residing at _____________________________________________ ________________ send greetings on this _____ the ______ of 2006. WHEREAS I wish to appoint a fit and proper persons to look after my affairs AND WHEREAS my Husband/Wife ___________________________, knows all my personal and business affairs and is capable of handling the same and I therefore desire to appoint him to act as my Attorney and to look after all my AND WHEREAS my Husband/Wife ___________________________________ has consented to act as my Attorney (hereinafter referred to as the Attorney"). NOW KNOW AND THESE PRESENTS WITNESS that I, the above named Mr./Mrs. ______________________________________, do hereby appoint, nominate and constitute my husband/Wife __________________________________, residing at ___________________ __________________________________________________, to be my true and lawful Attorney, and to do and execute all or any of the following acts, deeds, things, that is to say: 1. From time to time purchase, take on lease or mortgage or otherwise acquire and
hold properties movable or immovable as may be thought necessary or expedient on my behalf.
2. To pay necessary cost, taxes, out going charges, expenses and dues in respect of
the property so purchased or otherwise acquired.
3. To execute transfer instruments, conveyance or other deeds and in general do all
such acts and deed necessary for and in respect of property so purchased or otherwise acquired.
4. To collect dividends and duly discharge dividend warrants by issuing valid
receipts in respect of the shares/debenture belonging to me and to represent me as and when necessary before such Authority or authorities or Companies for the purpose of taking delivery of the shares, dividend warrants and bonus shares that may be issued by any company whose shares are possessed by me and owned by me or may be possessed by me or owned by me in future and to attend as a proxy in company meetings and to give vote or votes.
5. To open, operate, close, transfer, bank accounts and to sign and/or endorse my
name to any cheques or other negotiable instruments, drafts, fixed or call or time deposit-receipts and securities or investments of any kinds and transfer forms, dividend warrants, interest coupons, refund orders or other similar instruments.
6. To receive moneys due to me and sign receipts, to apply for shares/ debenture/
rights application in public limited companies sign application forms, to dispose them at prices considered proper by the said Attorney, sign transfer deeds or other similar instruments on my behalf.
7. To invest any of my moneys in or upon any of the Government Securities, Unit
Trust Schemes, Bonds, Promissory notes, shares, debentures, Postal schemes, Mutual Fund schemes, Rural Development Bonds and Bank Deposits, RBI schemes, Corporate bodies, Limited companies, firms and institutions or any scheme which may be introduced in future by any of the authorities, in my name singly or jointly with others and from time to time to vary the said investments, to deposit in banks or in any public or corporate bodies and withdraw them, renew them for such periods as deemed fit by my Attorney and to draw and to collect, interest and other amounts as and when they become due.
8. To encash any or all my investments made by me in my maiden or married name
for that to sign all applications, forms, undertakings, or any type of writing as may be required by the concerned authority for renewing them or for encashment of them and also to issue valid receipt.
9. To make and file returns under the Income-tax Act, 1961, Wealth-tax Act, 1957,
and / or under any other act in which filing of returns may be required, on my behalf and to represent me before any of the concerned authorities including appellate bodies in such proceedings, and appeals and revisions in such proceedings.
10. To examine, adjust, negotiate and settle all accounts and reckoning to compound

11. To pay insurance premium on my life policies or on my properties and have
correspondence with the concerned authority on all attendant matters and to sign all forms, claims, settlements, loan assignment, all what so ever formalities etc.
12. To commence, institute, file, carry on, continue prosecute defend, answer or
oppose all actions, suits, writ petitions or other legal proceedings and demand and to appear in any court of Justice in any actions or other proceedings which may be instituted by and/or against me and in the said actions or proceedings to prosecute or discontinue or to become nominated therein or suffer judgment to go against me as the attorney shall be advised and think proper.
13. To appoint any advocate, solicitor, chartered accountants, pleader or any other

14. To manage all my properties, movable and immovable, now owned and possessed
by me or which I may possess in future, to do all such lawful acts as the said Attorneys may consider necessary and expedient for my advantage as the case may be and for the benefit of my estate and in particular to improve them, to lease /Iet them, to collect all rents and profits and to take all lawful proceedings and means by suits or any other actions for recovery of and receiving the rents and otherwise for managing these properties of mine.
15. To sell, convert, collect, get in or manage or collect otherwise administer any
property movable or immovable which may be vested in me alone or jointly with any other person and to execute and sign any deeds and generally to do any acts which I could lawfully have executed signed and done in any such capacity.
16. To accept notices or services or writ of Summons or other legal process that may
be served upon me and to appear and represent me in any Court of Justice and before Magistrate or Judicial or Quasi-judicial or other officers whatsoever as the said Attorney shall think proper.
17. To sign, verify, execute, declare and affirm, all plaints, written statements,
counter claims, petitions, appeals, reviews, applications, affidavits, and papers of every description that may be necessary for the purpose of any suit, actions, appeals and proceedings of any kind whatsoever in any Court of Law or Equity, whether of Original, Appellate, Testamentary or Revisional Jurisdiction established by lawful authority or before the income Tax, Wealth Tax, Company Lay Board Authorities or Tribunals.
18. To appear and act in all Courts, Civil, Revenue or Criminal whether on the
original or appellate side or in the registration offices and to represent my interest before any judge, Magistrate, Municipal Corporation, Police, Revenue, Taxation, Port Trust or Customs authorities or any other quasi Government or Public bodies or authorities and to appear before Income-tax, Wealth-tax, Company Law or other authorities, in connection with my affairs on my behalf in any suits, actions, appeals or proceedings and to defend, answer or oppose or suffer judgments or decrees to be had, given, taken or pronounced as the Attorney shall be advised or think proper, 19. To apply and obtain various permissions under the Foreign Exchange
Management Act, 1973 and or any other Central or State Act and to complete all those formalities which may be required for obtaining such permissions and to enter into, make, sign and execute and deliver and acknowledge and perform any contract or contract/s, undertaking any other writings required by Reserve Bank of India under Foreign Exchange Regulations Act.
20. To sell or purchase all or any of the shares and/or securities held by me solely or
jointly with others and for that purpose to employ and to pay brokers and other agents in that behalf and to receive and to give receipts for the purchase money payable in respect of such sales and to transfer any of the said shares so sold to the purchaser or purchasers thereof or as he may direct and for these purchases to sign and execute all such contracts, transfer deeds, transfer forms and other writings and do all such acts as may be necessary for effectually transferring the same.
21. To sign, seal, execute and deliver, transfer forms, and/or deeds of shares,
dividend warrants, interest warrants, receipts etc. as occasion may require
22. To receive all cables, telegrams, registered and unregistered letters and parcels,
packages, goods, money orders and other communications and things whatsoever from the Posts and Telegraphs Office or Officer/s or from any other source and to sign and pass receipts for the same and from all carriers by land, sea and air.
23. To invest any of my moneys or assets at interest or otherwise in the mortgage of
any hold, leasehold or properties of any other tenure or hypothecation or pledge of movable properties as the Attorney may in his absolute discretion think fit and proper.
24. To execute, to become par1y to and if necessary to cause to be registered all
instruments, deeds, agreements, contracts, receipts and other documents for me and on my behalf.
25. To insure all my properties for such purposes and sign all applications and in
such manner as the Attorney may think proper.
26. For all or any of the purposes aforesaid to execute all such guarantees,
indemnities, covenants and obligations on my behalf as the Attorney may think necessary and proper.
27. For the purpose of managing my affairs to enter into such arbitration references
and to appoint such arbitrators as the Attorney may deem fit and proper.
28. For the smooth running of all the "business entities" first mentioned above or any
other businesses where I may be introduced as a director or partner in the future by virtue of this power or attorney or otherwise: a. To sign and execute any contracts, assignments, sale, transfer and other instruments whatsoever relating to any of the movable or immovable property or claim or rights or obligation relating to the said business entities or any part thereof. b. To make sign and applications, to enter into contracts, to open new bank accounts, to borrow or repay any moneys, vote at meetings and in generally to do all such acts and deeds as may be necessary for the smooth running of the business entities c. To execute any sale, assignment relating to any movable or immovable properties or rights, claims, obligations and liabilities with any government or Semi-government banking institution such as: Company Law Board, Income Tax Dept, Sales tax Dept., and/or other Central & State Govt. offices. I Municipality I Panchayat Dept. of Labour Welfare and Factory Act. d. To make payment, settle or discharge, the liabilities or debts payable and to settle, allow, forgo, discharge put to arbitration all accounts, claim and disputes. To bring or defend any action or other proceedings in respect of or affecting the properties, rights, claims or obligations or any part thereof relating to the business entities and to enforce appointment of receiver and to complete the transaction by proper execution of deeds and registrations thereof.
29. To cause these presents to be registered in the books of any Company,
Corporation or Nationalized bank. RBI whatsoever or in any public or Government Office or in any Court or elsewhere as occasion may require. AND GENERALLY to do and execute all such deeds, instruments acts and things in relation to the properties movable and immovable, directorships in companies or partnership interests in firms now or hereinafter belonging to me wherein I shall have any interest and in my capacity and in all matters relating to my affairs as fully and effectively in all aspects as I myself could have done if personally present as the said Attorney shall deem fit and proper. I HEREBY AGREE that all acts, deeds and things done by the said Attorney shall be construed as acts, deeds and things done by me. I hereby undertake to ratify and confirm all and whatever each of the said Attorney shall do by virtue of the powers hereby given. I FURTHER CONFIRM that the powers granted by me to the said Attorney are irrevocable and shall not be revoked by me and any person relying upon this Power of Attorney shall be protected by the representation made herein and the authorities given by me to the said attorney and I shall not challenge or call in question any act done by the said Attorney for me and on behalf of me and the same shall be binding upon me. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Mr/Mrs. ________________________________ , hereunto set and subscribe my hand and signature at Baroda, this ______ day of ___________ 2006. SIGNED 1. Specimen Signature ( Mr/Mrs. _______________________) 2. Specimen Signature ( Mr/Mrs. _______________________) ACCEPTED by: Specimen Signature of Attorney ( Mr/Mrs. ______________________)

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