Appointment of Notary Public
Sreenivas
(Querist) 13 January 2010
This query is : Resolved
A practicing lawyer for more than 10 years can apply for a Notary Public as per Notaries act of 1952 (subject to Rule 3)
My Questions:
1. Due to recent amendment to Notaries Act vide Letter No. 8366/Admn/2009 (Admin), 23rd Mar 2009 - Is there a change to the application form viz Form 1-Memorial 4(3)
2. Rule 4 - subrule(1) has changed to "(1) a person may make an application for appointment as a notary through the concerned District Judge or the Presiding Officer of the Court or Tribunal where he practices as Advocate, in the Form of memorial addressed to such officer or authority of the appropriate Goverment as that Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, desigate in this behalf"
Does this mean - we need to submit the application form to the District Judge? What do the words "in the Form of memorial addressed to such officer" mean - and is there a new memorial to take care of this?
3. Rule 7 - subrule(1) has changed to "the competent authority shall, after holding such inquiry.....make a report to the appropriate Government recommending that the application may be allowed to appear before the Interview Board"
a) Is there a format of the report that one can use..
b) Who is the appropriate Government here
I am assuming the competent authority in this case could be the District Judge.
Many thanks, if any one can answer this query quickly.. Thanks
Sreenivas
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Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 14 January 2010
District Judge means District Judge and it cannot be read as DM. As this amendment is new and it has to take practical shape so no specific comments can be passed in this regard. Can you provide me the copy of the referred letter/amendment or any link thereto?
adv. rajeev ( rajoo )
(Expert) 21 January 2010
You have to file a Memorial to the Dist., Judge who will forward to the concerned officer ( Human Rights and Commission). ONly DJ verifies the application and forward to the concerned department.
This amendment is made only to avoid the political interference. There will be 3 persons to take the interview one from Central and two are High Court Judges. It will be a formal interview. To get appoint as notary influence is must. It is happened in our state. The relative of the present Dist., consumer forum Preseident's got appointed as Notary.
