Adv Vishal G Gade

Legal heir certificate and succession certificate are entirely different. If the head or a family member passes away, the next direct legal heir of the deceased such as wife/ husband/son/daughter/mother can apply for the Succession Certificate. This certificate can be used for the purpose of transferring Electricity connection, Telephone connection/Patta transfer, House Tax,  Bank Account, Filing of IT Returns etc. If the deceased person is a Government servant then the legal heir certificate is issued for approval of family pension, or to get appointments on concerned grounds. Legal Heir certificate is also provided for various other reasons as-well.  A Succession Certificate is required when someone inherits any immovable property or movable property under the various  Property Laws in the country. Most of these issues come under the Hindu Succession Act.  While some of them come under the community acts or the Indian Succession Act. Issues need to be known ...