How to apply for Succession Certificate  Online?

People who die without leaving a will are regarded as having died intestate. A succession certificate Registration is required when the legal heir is entitled to claim the assets according to succession law in such cases. If you want to claim assets such as bank balances, fixed deposits, shares, mutual funds, etc., it is mandatory.

Application

Legal heirs of deceased people must file a petition in the prescribed format with the competent Civil Court where the deceased’s assets are located in order to claim them. Names of all heirs should be included in the petition, along with information about the time, date, and place of death. The application must be accompanied by a copy of the death certificate.

Publication in newspapers

The court publishes a notice in the newspapers along with notice to all respondents indicating the date in which objections to the issuing of succession certificates Registration are required. The notice allows 45 days for respondents to submit the requested documentary proofs, along with their objections if any.

Issuance of certification

Upon expiry of the time period, the court passes an order on the succession certificate in favour of the petitioner if it did not receive any responses or contests the petition.

Fees for legal services

A fixed percentage of the estate value is charged as part of the court fee. The funds must be provided in the form of judicial stamp papers of sufficient value. Once the judicial stamp papers have been provided, the court will type the certificate, sign it, and deliver it.

The following points should be noted

1.   As well as death certificates, a succession certificate is usually required to release assets. However, it may not   always suffice. Death certificates are not always required for asset release. Courts usually issue succession
2.  certificates in five to seven months if there is no opposition to the petition.