The provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, do NOT apply at present to any contract for the sale or conveyance of immovable property or any interest in such property. Your family settlement deed would be involving immovable property, I presume. Thus, it would be involving “any interest in immovable property”, which is not covered under the provisions of the IT Act at this time.
Therefore, it is not possible to have an online documentation for the family settlement deed. One has to file and register such deed in a physical format in the office of the concerned authorities. For this purpose, a personal visit of the members is necessary.
There can be possibility of a particular member giving a power of attorney to another person in favour of such interest in the property. In such case, the power of attorney holder can visit the office of the concerned authority at the time of registration of the settlement deed.
Another possibility could perhaps be requesting the concerned authority to verify the details of a specific family member by visiting his house, if such family member is not in a position to go outside house due to serious medical problems, etc.
Otherwise, as far as I understand, there is no other option but to personally visit the office of the concerned authority for the purpose of the registration of the family settlement deed.
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