How to obtain a succession certificate from the court.

A.Dear Sir,
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 of debts. 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.

Section 372 in The Indian Succession Act, 1925
372 Application for certificate. —
(1) Application for such a certificate shall be made to the District Judge by a petition signed and verified by or on behalf of the applicant in the manner prescribed by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) for the signing and verification of a plaint by or on behalf of a plaintiff, and setting forth the following particulars, namely:—
(a) the time of the death of the deceased;
(b) the ordinary residence of the deceased at the time of his death and, if such residence was not within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the Judge to whom the application is made, then the property of the deceased within those limits;
(c) the family or other near relatives of the deceased and their respective residences;
(d) the right in which the petitioner claims;
(e) the absence of any impediment under section 370 or under any other provision of this Act or any other enactment, to the grant of the certificate or to the validity thereof if it were granted; and
(f) the debts and securities in respect of which the certificate is applied for.
(2) If the petition contains any averment which the person verifying it knows or believes to be false, or does not believe to be true, that person shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 198 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860).
56 [(3) Application for such a certificate may be made in respect of any debt or debts due to the deceased creditor or in respect of portions thereof.]

A.Succession Certificate is required to be applied by the Legal heirs and heiresses of the deceased person for succession of the movable assets of the deceased and it is to be filed with the Original Death certificate of the deceased person along with the identity proofs of the Deceased as well as of thr deceased person's legal heirs and heiresses' before the Civil Court of Law within whose jurisdiction the decessed person last resided or had permanent residence.

Necessary Court Fees are to be paid depending upon the valuation slab ( of movable assets) and after following due processes of the Court when the Succession Certificate is to be granted then by submitting the same before the Financial institutions,the movable assets will be obtained by the Legal heirs and heiresses of the Deceased. In this context it is pertinent to mention that as per the Supreme Court verdict Nominee is mere custodian of movable assets of the deceased and that's why Succession Certificate prevails.

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A.You shall require to file the application like how you file an ordinary case with all the support documents and when it is listed appear before the Court and represent your case through the lawyer. Basically you shall require to approach lawyer. You can enquire about the concerned Court fee from the Court itself. Thank you.

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