A registered sale deed was executed where the absolute owner (father) sold the property.
As a precaution, the wife and daughter were added as consenting witnesses.
Subsequently, it was discovered that the daughter was a minor on the date of execution — she was about 10 days short of attaining majority.
Need legal advice on whether this should be done through:
- A Rectification Deed — to delete her name as consenting witness (since she was a minor and had no legal capacity); or
- A Confirmation Deed / Affidavit after she attains majority — confirming that her earlier signature was inadvertent and has no effect.
Kindly help to fix this issue.
Ensuring
- Sale deed remains valid and enforceable; and
- Removal or neutralization of minor’s signature as consenting witness (either through rectification or post-majority confirmation).
