Legal Heir Certificate

A.Dear Sir,
Legal heir certificate will be issued by Local Revenue Officer and it may cost you between Rs. 500/- to 5,000/- but if you want to succession certificate under Section 372 of Succession Act then you will inquire cost of Rs. 25,000/- to 1,00,000/- and it requires 12 to 24 months time. The procedure is as follows:

Process for getting succession certificate simplified
in case of death of a person without leaving a will, court may grant succession certificate in order to realise securities or debts of the deceased. A civil court issues succession certificate to the legal heirs of a deceased person.
It is required to establish the authenticity of the heirs. Also to authorize them to get assets or securities transferred in their names. Not to forget that assets comes with liabilities as such it also enables inheritance ofdebts. This is issued on the application from the beneficiary, to court as per laws of inheritance. It is necessary, though may not be always sufficient, to release or transfer the assets. For these letter of administration, no-objection certificates and death certificate is also required.
Application: As discussed earlier also, a petition is required to be filed with the competent jurisdiction where the assets are located.
Details: The application requires details like
– name of petitioner
– relationship with deceased
– names of all heirs of the deceased
– time, date and place of death
Also a copy of the death certificate is required to be produced.
Fees: A fixed percentage of the value of the estate is levied as fee for issuance of the certificate by the court. This fee is to be paid in the form of judicial stamp papers of the said amount. Only after this a the certificate is issued. Also, the lawyer will also charging their fees.
Process: The notice in the newspapers for a given period (generally 45 days) is issued by the court. In case where no one contests the petition on or before the expiry of given period, the court sanctions the order for issuance of succession certificate.
If the petition is not contested, the court usually issues a succession certificate in five to seven months.

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A.Hi,
The legal heirship certificate is given by the revenue department and the fee for furnishing the desired certificate will be the nominal charges ranging between 200 to Rs. 300/-. You can get the legal heir certificate from the revenue department within the jurisdiction where your deceased father resided for more than a year before his death.
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A.Hi,
A legal heir certificate is offered to identify the legal heir of the deceased i.e. spouse, son, daughter, mother, or father of the deceased. A succession certificate is issued only to a legal heir to transfer the debts, securities, property, or any other assets of the deceased. The applicant can apply for a legal heir certificate by remitting a fee of Rs. 15. The legal heir certificate will be issued within 7 working days from the date of application.
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