Power-of-attorney holder who signs sale deed would become executant or not: Matter referred to larger bench

G. Kalawathi Bai (Died) Vs G. Shashikala (Died) (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court held that by merely signing a document on behalf of the principal, a power-of-attorney holder does not lose his status as an agent of that principal and become the ‘executant’ in his own right. However, that the said issue requires to be addressed and conclusively settled by a larger Bench. Facts- These appeals turn open the validity of the registered Irrevocable General Power of Attorney dated 15.10.1990 allegedly executed by Ranveer Singh and his wife, Gyanu Bai, in favour of G. Rajender Kumar, their t...