This discussion concerns the validity of a land transaction in Odisha where a Schedule Tribe (ST) recorded tenant granted a General Power of Attorney (PoA) to a general caste individual in 2003. The PoA holder then executed a sale deed to another ST person in 2005. The original ST recorded tenant claims such a PoA is invalid in rural areas, and advice is sought on whether the entire transaction is legal, given that recorded tenants may not have the right to transfer land without authority permission.