Guide to The Deeds The Most Comprehensive Coverage of Model Deeds By P.K Majumdar

P.K. Majumdar’s “Guide to The DEEDS” is a comprehensive legal manual that provides the widest range of model deeds, agreements, and legal instruments used in legal practice and property law. This book is widely regarded as a go-to reference for lawyers, legal drafters, notaries, judicial officers, and real estate professionals.

Detailed Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Deeds
   • Definitions, importance, and legal requisites 
2. Types of Deeds
   • Property (sale, gift, title, mortgage)
   • Business & financial (partnership, trust, lease)
   • Authorisation & miscellaneous (power of attorney, adoption, will) 
3. Essential Components
   • Title, date, parties, consideration, subject matter, terms, execution, witnesses
4. Legal Requirements
   • Stamp duty, registration, execution, witnessing nuances
5. Drafting & Execution
   • Clauses, language clarity, common errors
6. Property Records
   • Encumbrance certificates, mutation, due diligence, title issues
7. Modification & Revocation
   • Cancellation, amendment, rectification procedures, dispute resolution
8. Fraudulent Deeds
   • Identification, consequences, legal remedies
9. Special Topics & Practical Tips
   • Building contracts, debt recovery, family settlements, domestic violence, rural land acquisition, arbitration & notices
   • Includes model affidavits, bonds, power of attorney samples, securitisation and banking documentation