Notaries Amendment Bill: Former PM Deve Gowda Urges PM Modi To Drop Proposal To Limit Notaries' Term As 15 Years

Mustafa Plumber

24 Jan 2022 12:55 PM IST

  • Notaries Amendment Bill: Former PM Deve Gowda Urges PM Modi To Drop Proposal To Limit Notaries Term As 15 Years

    "It is untenable to expect Notaries who haven't practised law for over 15 years to return to the profession of Advocacy and compete with experienced advocates", Gowda's letter said.

    Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to drop the proposed Amendment to Section 5 of the Notaries Act, 1952, which seeks to restrict the term of a Notary is to 5 years and further imposes a limitation on the number of terms a Notary's certificate of practice can be renewed. The proposed amendments would mean that the maximum term of a Notary...

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