About the notary
About Pugazhenthi Krishnan, M.Com., M.L.
Pugazhenthi Krishnan was enrolled with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in 2005 and has over 20 years in legal practice, with a principal focus on civil law and on advising small and medium businesses on the documents that govern how they trade — vendor and service agreements, partnership and LLP paperwork, commercial leases, employment contracts and pre-litigation correspondence. He was appointed as a Notary Public by the Government of India in July 2026.
A Master of Commerce in 2000, followed by law at Annamalai University and a Master of Laws in 2008, presents a coherent progression — the commercial background informs the approach to business documentation, where the commercial intent and the legal drafting have to align. Every document is handled personally, and the process is explained in plain terms — what the document does, why each clause is there, and what the receiving authority will expect.
Work is undertaken in Tamil, English and Hindi. The chambers are at 14/11, Sakthi Vinayagar Kovil Street, M G R Nagar, Chennai 600078.
Qualifications
- Master of Laws (M.L.)
- Annamalai University, 2008
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Annamalai University
- Master of Commerce (M.Com.)
- University of Madras, 2000
- Bar Council enrolment
- 2531/2005, Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
Notarial appointment
- Registration number
- 61470
- Appointed under
- Notaries Act, 1952 (53 of 1952)
- Appointing authority
- Government of India, Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Legal Affairs
- Area of practice
- In and throughout Chennai
- Notary since
- July 2026
- Current certificate
- Issued 13 July 2026, valid to 12 July 2031
This appointment is a matter of public record. The list of notaries appointed by the Central Government is published by the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, and may be consulted against registration number 61470.
Department of Legal Affairs — list of notariesPractice areas
- • Notarial services
- • Civil law
- • Property and title matters
- • Contract and commercial documentation
- • Business and SME legal advisory
- • Succession, wills and family settlements
- • NRI documentation
Notary Public in Chennai — Area of Practice and Tamil Nadu Clients
The appointment as a Notary Public is made by the Central Government under the Notaries Act, 1952 and carries a defined area of practice. In this case the area of practice is in and throughout Chennai. Notarial acts are performed within that area, at the chambers in M G R Nagar. A document notarised within the appointed area is valid throughout India, and, where an apostille from the Ministry of External Affairs or embassy attestation follows, internationally as well.
Clients from other districts of Tamil Nadu regularly instruct the practice. Documents are commonly sent ahead by WhatsApp so that the requirements, stamp paper value and applicable fee can be confirmed before travelling to Chennai. Civil law advisory and documentation work — drafting agreements, legal opinions, pre-litigation notices and SME contracts — is not restricted by the notarial area of practice and is undertaken for clients across Tamil Nadu.
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What a Notary Public can — and cannot — do
A Notary Public in India is a legal officer appointed by the Central Government or a State Government under the Notaries Act, 1952. The functions a Notary is empowered to perform are set out in Section 8 of the Act and include verifying, authenticating, certifying and attesting the execution of any instrument; presenting, noting and protesting promissory notes and bills of exchange; administering oaths and affirmations; preparing and attesting powers of attorney and other legal documents; and translating and verifying the translation of documents between languages known to the Notary.
A Notary appointed for a specified territorial area may practise within that jurisdiction. A Notary cannot register documents that require compulsory registration under the Registration Act, 1908 (for example, sale deeds or leases longer than eleven months) — those must be registered before the Sub-Registrar. A Notary is also not a Judge and cannot pronounce on the validity or merits of a document; the notarial function is one of formal authentication.
Why notarisation matters
Notarisation is a formal check on the authenticity of a document and the identity of the person executing it. When a Notary attests a document, they confirm that the person signing appeared before them, that they are who they say they are, and that they signed the document voluntarily and with knowledge of its contents. This independent verification is what gives notarised documents their weight in later disputes, official proceedings and cross-border use.
For many everyday matters — rental agreements, affidavits for name change, powers of attorney, true copies for banks and universities — proper notarisation is the difference between a document that is accepted the first time and one that is sent back for correction. Getting the form right at the outset saves time, money and, in some cases, the transaction itself.
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