Legal advice on ancestral property matter

2 years ago

My father passed away leaving behind the settlement deed which states the sole owner of the house property as my mother and me. My grand mother was alive till 2018 and since it was an ancestral property, they did the partition, settlement and release deeds to my father and his brothers by receiving some amount in while drafting release deeds. However, the legal heir document which we applied and got after my father's death states my mother, me and my grand mother as legal heirs. After my grand mother's death, do we need to apply for legal heir of my grand mother? None of the documents like property tax, water tax and other documents has her name in it. It was all in my father's name and we are trying to change it to my mother's name. We are confused as the settlement deed states only my mother and my name and the legal heir document states my granny, mother and my name. Does settlement deed have any role to play with the legal heirs certificate? Do we need to apply for legal heir certificate for my granny just because her name was mentioned in the legal heir certificate of my father along with my mother and my name? Please advice and request for more information is necessary. Thank you.