New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): The Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, has issued a notification regarding the Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2025, under G.S.R. 763(E) dated October 17. This notification further amends the Notaries Rules of 1956, pursuant to the authority granted by Section 15 of the Notaries Act, 1952 (53 of 1952).
The amendment increases the maximum number of Notaries that may be appointed by the state Governments of Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Nagaland, according to a release.
"In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Notaries Act, 1952 (53 of 1952), the Central government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Notaries Rules, 1956, namely: These rules may be called the Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2025," a