Section 2. Execution under power-of-attorney
The donee of a power-of-attorney may, if he thinks fit, execute or do any 1*** instrument or thing in and with his own name and signature, and his own seal, where sealing is required, by the authority of the donor of the power; and every 1*** instrument and thing so executed and done, shall be as effectual in law as if it had been executed or done by the donee of the power in the name, and with the signature and seal, of the donor thereof.
This section applies to powers-of-attorney created by instruments executed either before or after this Act comes into force.
Judgements applying section 2
No. ( 2026:HHC:9645 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA RFA No. 234 of 2013 Reserved on: 03.03.2026 Date of decision: 31.03.2026 ________________________________________________ Kaushalya Devi. …..Appellant. Versus Suini (sinc
DisposedOpenHIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND THE HON’BLE JUSTICE SHRI SUBHASH UPADHYAY 26th February, 2026 Writ Petition (M/B) No.534 of 2024 M/s Ram Krishna Jayara ------Petitioner Versus State
AllowedOpenOrder VII Rule 11 CPC; rejection of plaint; no cause of action; clever drafting; manifestly vexatious suit; partition suit; permanent injunction; declaration; cancellation of sale deed; Agreement to Sell does not confer title; GPA not instrument of transfer; receipt; unregistered documents;
Civil Suit (Original Side)OpenNC: 2025:KHC:47735-DB RFA No. 2184 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU REGULAR FIRST APPEAL N
DismissedOpenfraud; compromise decree; Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC; unregistered agreement to sell; unregistered general power of attorney; GPA/SA transactions convey no title; specific performance; O.S.No.8495/2014; execution case Ex.No.1288/2015 quashed; Article 227 writ by non-party true owner; quashing of judgment and decree;
AllowedOpenNC: 2025:KHC:27790 W.P. No.44744/2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A . PATIL WRIT PETITION NO.44744/2018 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. V. LAKSHMIDEVI
AllowedOpen
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Pushpa Devi v. Amit Kumar, HP High Court, RFA No. 8 of 2001 a/w C.O. No. 119 of 2001, decided 05.06.2025, Bipin Chander Negi, J. Validity of registered power of attorney dated 25.04.1994; plea of forgery, coercion and duress rejected; presumption of valid execution of registered document (Prem Singh v.
DismissedOpenCt No.16 16.04.2025 (SSS) SAT 144 of 2024 with CAN 1 of 2025 With SAT 145 of 2024 with CAN 2 of 2025 Smt. Puspa Baheti and Ors. Vs. Dr. Bhaskar Sen Mr. Tanmoy Mukherjee, Mr. Ankur Banerjee, Mr. Muhammad Obaid, Mr. Arijit Roy …For the Appell
DismissedOpenCt No.16 16.04.2025 (SSS) SAT 144 of 2024 with CAN 1 of 2025 With SAT 145 of 2024 with CAN 2 of 2025 Smt. Puspa Baheti and Ors. Vs. Dr. Bhaskar Sen Mr. Tanmoy Mukherjee, Mr. Ankur Banerjee, Mr. Muhammad Obaid, Mr. Arijit Roy …For the Appell
DismissedOpenSupreme Court of India (J.B. Pardiwala, J.) holding that a GPA styled 'irrevocable' and executed alongside an unregistered agreement to sell does not survive the principal's death under Sections 201–202 of the Contract Act, since it was not coupled with the agent's proprietary interest;
DismissedOpen