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Arthur Nole   22 January 2025

Witness signature requirement in agreement

If the party in contention signed the agreement and witness did not sign it,does the agreement becomes void,voidable or there is some exception?please refer some judgements.



 5 Replies

Sathish Karampuri   22 January 2025

No, Not necessary as per legal - It is optional

Advocate Bhartesh goyal (advocate)     22 January 2025

No, legally witnesses signatures are not required and without any witness agreement is perfectly valid and legal. 

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate)     22 January 2025

A written agreement is not void if it is not attested by witnesses unless the law specifically requires it. However, having witnesses can be helpful if there is a dispute about the agreement's validity.

The Indian Contract Act of 1872 does not require witnesses for agreements unless the law states otherwise. For example, indemnity bonds do not require witnesses

Including witnesses in commercial contracts can make the parties more accountable. This can prevent parties from denying valid claims made by the other party.

kavksatyanarayana (subregistrar/supdt.(retired))     22 January 2025

If the agreement is written on paper and the parties concerned sign it, then witnesses are compulsory and valid.

Dr. J C Vashista (Advocate )     23 January 2025

Although it is neither mandatory nor compulsory to get an agreement witnessed yet it is always beneficial / useful, when there is some dispute in performance of the agreement.

What is the actual problem / dispute and your locus standi to the query, if it is not a moot court topic ? 


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