How to obtain legal heir certificate

787 votes

If the head or a member of the family expires, the next direct legal heir of the deceased such as the wife or husband or son or daughter or mother may apply for legal-heirship certificate \ Succession Certificate on application for the purpose of transferring Electricity connection, House Tax, Telephone connection/patta transfer, Bank Account, etc. If the person who died is a Government servant, legal heir certificate is issued for sanction of family pension, and for getting appointment on compassionate grounds. Legal Heir is also provided for various other reasons as-well.

Eligibility : Wife or Husband or Son or Daughter or Mother may apply for legal heir-ship certificate .

Instructions : A legal heir certificate is issued by the government for those individuals whose parent/husband is dead without leaving a will. To establish relationship for claims relating to Insurance, pension, retirement benefits or service benefits of central and state government departments, Government undertakings etc.In legal succession cases to get succession certificate to establish the relationship.To get employments for example compassionate appointments. Approach the District Thasildar office with the death certificate and produce the form. All required documents to be submit while lodging the application. It will take around a month to process all the necessary information and receive the certificate.

Required Information : Deceased name, Family member Names and Relationship, Applicant Signature, Date of Application, Residential Address.

Required Documents : Death certificate, Identity Card or Ration card and Prescribed application form.

Procedure : You can obtain a Legal Heir / Succession Certificate through your Taluk / Thasildhar or through the District Civil Court of your area. The best approach would be to get in touch with the Taluk / Thasildhar office of your area they should be able to provide you with the certificate or in some cases you might be asked to contact a lawyer in District Civil Court to get it done. Based on the report of the Village Administrative Officer and Revenue Inspector and after due enquiry, this certificate is issued by the Concerned Authority mentioning the names of all legal heirs of the deceased.

Advocate Srinivasa Kudva LawRato

528 votes

You will have to apply for the legal heir certificate to the Tahasildar of your Taluka along with death certificate of the person and an affidavit.
In the affidavit you will have to show the legal heirs of the deceased.

Advocate Rajeev S Vadrali LawRato

995 votes

Hi,

what is the your relation with deceased. on the basis of this you can apply.

if a person dies without leaving any will ,but the said property is located in hyderabad and death took place in delhi after residing in delhi for 5yrs then how to obtain legal heir certificate

Advocate M P Siddiqui LawRato

504 votes

If the head or a member of the family passes away, the next direct legal heir of the deceased such as the wife or husband or son or daughter or mother may apply for Succession Certificate on application for the purpose of transferring Electricity connection, House Tax, Telephone connection/patta transfer, Bank Account, Filing of IT Returns, etc. If the person who died is a Government servant, legal heir certificate is issued for sanction of family pension, and for getting appointment on compassionate grounds. Legal Heir is also provided for various other reasons as-well.

Note : Legal heir certificate and succession certificate are totally different.Legal Heir certificate is issued by Tehsildar of district and succession certificate is issued by court.So don't be confused.

Required Information

Deceased name
Family member Names and Relationship
Applicant Signature
Date of Application
Residential Address
Procedure

You can obtain a Legal Heir through your Taluk / Thasildhar or through the District Civil Court of your area.
The best approach would be to get in touch with the Taluk / Thasildhar office of your area they should be able to provide you with the certificate or in some cases you might be asked to contact a lawyer in District Civil Court to get it done.
Based on the report of the Village Administrative Officer and Revenue Inspector and after due enquiry, this certificate is issued by the Concerned Authority mentioning the names of all legal heirs of the deceased.

Required Documents

1. Death certificate
2. Identity Card
3. Ration Card
4. Prescribed application form

Advocate Siddhant Sharma LawRato

702 votes

Can u clarify in which state u reside. Because for example in Pondicherry u have to approach the civil court. Whereas in Tamilnadu u can get it from the tahsildhar. If u mention ur residence I will guide u appropriately.

LawRato LawRato

576 votes

If u r from pondicherry Its a simple process, thereis nothing complicating in it, you to have to file a case in pondicherry court for legal hair and then after getting the legalheir certificate from court, if all of the legalheir agree for partition then u can do it..

Advocate V.M.Parthasarathy LawRato

861 votes

You have to file a case in the court to declare yourselves as the legal heirs of deceased. For filing a case necessary documentary proofs are required to show the relationship of yourselves with the deceased.

Advocate V. Veeraragavan LawRato