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Succession Certificate is a certificate issued by the Courts in India to the legal heirs of an intestate dying person leaving debts and securities. The certificate of succession shall allow the holder to settle the debt or pass the securities to the holder of the certificate without having to determine the legitimate heir to the certificate.Apply to the Legal Heir / Succession Certificate with the aid of a local professional advocate. This is important to you if you want to establish yourself as


What's Inclusive

(a) Introduction call. A 15-minute phone call to meet your representative and think about how you're going to work together.

b) The list of documents needed will be shared.

(c) the checking of the papers.

(d) Applying to the Legal Heir / Succession Certificate and handling the correct paperwork.

What isn't included

(a) Court fines and stamp tax, as the case may be, shall be payable in addition.

(b) Any further work carried out by the lawyer after receiving the certificate of legal heir.

(c) Appearances beyond three court appearances, if applicable.

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a) What is a Certificate of Succession?

Succession Certificate is a certificate issued by the Courts in India to the legal heirs of an intestate dying person leaving debts and securities.

b) Why is it necessary to obtain a Certificate of Succession?

The certificate of succession shall allow the holder to settle the debt or pass the securities to the holder of the certificate without having to determine the legitimate heir to the certificate. It offers indemnity to all individuals who owe such debts or who are liable for such securities in respect of any payments rendered or transactions made in good faith with a person to whom the certificate has been issued.Many organizations and individuals are also applying for a certificate of succession until the deceased's debts or securities are settled for the benefit of the person claiming those debts or securities.

c) What is the protocol for receiving the certificate of succession?

In order to receive a certificate of succession, a petition must be filed with the District Judge under whose jurisdiction the deceased person normally resided at the time of his or her death or, if at that time he or she did not have a fixed place of residence, the District Judge under whose jurisdiction some part of the property of the deceased could be found.

d) What is the timeline involved in completing the entire process?

It takes between 5-6 months to receive a Certificate of Succession.

e) What is the validity of the certificate of succession?

A certificate of succession is valid in India. If a certificate is issued in a foreign country by an Indian official accredited to that State, it should be stamped in accordance with the Court Fees Act 1870 in order to have the same effect in India as a certificate issued in India.

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