Why an NRI buying or selling remotely almost always needs a Special Power of Attorney, not a General one.
If you can't be physically present in India for registration, document collection, possession, or a sale, a Power of Attorney lets a trusted person — often a relative — act on your behalf for those specific steps.
A Special (or specific) POA authorizes your attorney-holder to act only for the exact purpose and property named in the document — e.g. "execute and register the sale deed for Flat 402, [Project], on my behalf." A General POA grants broad, open-ended authority across many matters.
Registrars, banks, and builders increasingly refuse to act on a General POA for property transactions specifically because its scope is too broad to verify — a Special POA naming the exact transaction is what gets accepted without friction.
A POA executed abroad must typically be notarized in your country of residence and then either apostilled (for Hague Convention countries) or attested by the Indian Embassy/Consulate, then adjudicated/stamped in India within the prescribed period after arrival — requirements vary by country, so confirm the current process for your country of residence before signing.
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