Deeds and Documents: Practice and Procedure

Deeds and Documents: Practice and Procedure by Sharma and Mago is a practical handbook designed to guide readers through the drafting, execution, and registration of legal documents commonly used in civil, commercial, and property transactions. It explains the structure, essential clauses, and legal implications of various deeds in a simplified manner, making the process of documentation accessible even to beginners. The book offers clarity on procedural requirements and statutory compliances, helping users avoid common drafting and registration errors.

Key Features:

• Specimen formats of frequently used deeds such as sale deeds, leases, mortgages, powers of attorney, partnership agreements, affidavits, and declarations.
• Clause-by-clause explanation to highlight the purpose and legal effect of each component in a document.
• Guidance on stamp duty, registration, attestation, and notarisation procedures.
• Practical tips on drafting style, language precision, and avoiding legal ambiguities.
• Useful for both transactional documentation and litigation-related filings.

This book is perfect for advocates, law students, documentation clerks, deed writers, real estate professionals, and anyone involved in legal drafting or property transactions.

Ch. 1 : Introduction
Ch. 2 : Deed - Kinds of
Ch. 3 : Documents
Ch. 4 : Acknowledgement
Ch. 5 : Adoption
Ch. 6 : Affidavits
Ch. 7 : Agreements
Ch. 8 : Arbitration
Ch. 9 : Assignment
Ch. 10 : Bonds
Ch. 11 : Contract
Ch. 12 : Copyright
Ch. 13 : Documentary Evidence
Ch. 14 : Easements
Ch. 15 : Execution
Ch. 16 : Family Settlement and Family Arrangement
Ch. 17 : Gift Deed
Ch. 18 : Guarantee - Relating to Bank
Ch. 19 : Lease Deed
Ch. 20 : Lokpal and Lokayuktas
Ch. 21 : Mortgage Deed
Ch. 22 : Movable and Immovable Property
Ch. 23 : Negotiable Instruments
Ch. 24 : Notaries
Ch. 25 : Notices
Ch. 26 : Panchayats
Ch. 27 : Partition Deed
Ch. 28 : Partnership Deed
Ch. 29 : Pleadings and Plaint
Ch. 30 : Powers-of-Attorney
Ch. 31 : Public Interest Litigation
Ch. 32 : Railways Claims
Ch. 33 : Receipt and Acknowledgement
Ch. 34 : Recovery of Debts
Ch. 35 : Rectification and Modification of Deed
Ch. 36 : Release
Ch. 37 : Right to Information
Ch. 38 : Sale
Ch. 39 : Sale Deed
Ch. 40 : Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets
Ch. 41 : Specific Relief
Ch. 42 : Succession Certificates
Ch. 43 : Trade Marks
Ch. 44 : Trusts
Ch. 45 : Trust Deed
Ch. 46 : Wakf Deed
Ch. 47 : Will
Ch. 48 : Wills And Testamentary Deed
Ch. 49 : Written Statement