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Acknowledgment of Easement Right (India).docx
This document is a formal acknowledgment that the use of light and air through specific windows is permitted by a neighbor's consent rather than as a permanent legal right. It helps property owners prevent the accidental creation of prescriptive easements by documenting that the access is granted by permission.
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Model Trust Deed for a Private Specific Trust (India).docx
This document is a model trust deed for establishing a private specific trust in India. It outlines the transfer of assets from a settlor to trustees for the benefit of specific named individuals, including provisions for managing trust property, distributing income, and the eventual dissolution of the trust.
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Deed of Private Trust (India).docx
This template establishes a private family trust where a settlor transfers a specific sum of money or property to trustees for the benefit of their spouse and children. It outlines the trustees' powers to manage investments, maintain the family, and distribute the trust fund once the children reach majority.
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Deed of Family Trust (India).docx
This document is a formal deed used to establish a family trust in India for the preservation of an ancestral house and the worship of a family deity. It transfers property and a dedicated fund from family members to appointed trustees to manage repairs, ceremonies, and temporary family residence without allowing the property to be sold or mortgaged. It outlines the governance rules for trustees, including their appointment, financial duties, and decision-making processes.
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Deed of Appointment of New Trustees (with Transfer of Property) (India).docx
This legal template facilitates the formal appointment of a new trustee and the resignation of a retiring trustee. It includes specific provisions for the transfer of trust property, including land and securities, to ensure the new trustee holds legal title jointly with the continuing trustees.
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Loan bond with surety and hypothecation of property
A loan bond in India under which a debtor borrows money supported by a surety, with repayment secured by a simple mortgage of immovable property. The debtor and surety are jointly and severally liable to repay the loan in four equal half-yearly instalments with interest; on default of any instalment the whole amount becomes payable at once, and the creditor may sell the mortgaged property, in part or full, to recover the principal and interest. The debtor and surety warrant that the property is free of encumbrances. Note: a simple mortgage of immovable property securing Rs. 100 or more must be by a registered instrument under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882.
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Building Agreement between the Owners and The Contractor on Fee Plus Cost of Labour and Materials
A building construction contract on a fee-plus-cost basis, under which a contractor constructs a house on the owner's plot according to an architect's sanctioned plans in India, being reimbursed the cost of labour and materials plus a fee. It covers the standard and manner of construction to the architect's satisfaction, commencement and completion with liquidated damages for delay (capped at 2%), stage-wise payments certified by the architect with 5% retention money and a 12-month defects-liability period, free access to site, the contractor's indemnity for injury and damage, the owner's extensive rights on the contractor's default or abandonment (termination, taking over materials and plant, and completion by others, with the architect's final certification of accounts), appointment of a site engineer, inspection and rectification of defects, and dispute resolution by arbitration.
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LETTER - AGREEMENT WITH PROPERTY DEALER FOR HOUSE
A letter recording the terms on which a property owner engages a property dealer to introduce a purchaser for the owner's house in India. It sets out the dealer's role in introducing a ready and willing purchaser, the commission payable on a sale concluded within an agreed period, a description of the property with confirmation that it is freehold and will be sold free of encumbrances, the asking price and that transfer costs fall on the purchaser, the point at which commission accrues and the staged advances against it (refundable if the transaction falls through), the owner's undertaking not to appoint another agent during the period, and automatic cancellation of the authority on expiry.
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An agreement to sell a portion of a building
This template is an agreement for the sale of a specific portion of a building, such as a floor or unit, along with proportionate ownership of the underlying land. It outlines the sale consideration, payment terms, delivery of vacant possession, and the rights of both parties regarding common areas like staircases and driveways. It also includes protective clauses for the buyer, ensuring the property is free from legal encumbrances and defining recourse in case of default.
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AGREEMENT TO SELL SHARE IN PARTNERSHIP
An agreement under which one partner sells his entire share in a partnership to his co-partner in India, dissolving the firm at the same time. It values the seller's share (goodwill, net assets and the business premises), records the dissolution and the allocation of all book debts and liabilities to the purchaser, and provides for payment by an initial sum plus monthly instalments over up to two years. Pending final payment the purchaser holds the machinery, tools and premises as the seller's licensee; on payment of the last instalment the seller executes and registers a sale deed for the property. It sets out the consequences of the purchaser's default — revocation of the licence, surrender of possession, forfeiture of the initial payment, and refund of the balance after permitted deductions. Being both an agreement and a deed of dissolution, it attracts stamp duty accordingly.