ILLEGAL TRANSFER OF PROPERTY THROUGH GPA
This particular case that Manjit Kaur from Ferozepur brought to us, was a sad case of a general power of attorney being misused to indulge in illegal transfer of property in somebody else’s name. She came forward with this issue on behalf of her Uncle Gurmeet Singh who lived in Preston and unfortunately was living the life of a dependent since he was disabled. Worse, his son, Harjeet Singh turned a drug addict and was no longer under the control of his father – or for that matter, anybody else! However, Gurmeet was keen to do his best for Harjeet’s wife Manmeet so that she would have financial security for her life as well as for the upbringing of her children. With this in mind, he thought of his property in Ferozepur and felt he could sell it off to build up a stable base for her. Since he couldn’t have been travelling back and forth to India, he got in touch with his old friend Gurjinder Singh and decided to give him a General Power of Attorney (GPA) to carry out all tran