New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- The Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, has increased the maximum limit for the number of Notaries appointed by the State Governments of Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Nagaland, the ministry said in a release on Sunday.

According to the release, the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, has notified the Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2025 by way of G.S.R. 763(E) dated October 17, 2025, further amending the Notaries Rules, 1956 under the powers conferred 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 to 6,000, 3,500 in Tamil Nadu, 3,000 in Rajasthan and 40...