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Saturday, July 18, 2015

How to apply legal heirship certificate - Kerala

Legal Heirship Certificate 
  • How To Apply?
    No specific application form is available. For Certificate for claiming upto Rs. 5,000/- from any bank etc.., the application is to be submitted to the concerned Tahsildar.
       For that, an application in white paper with Court Fee Stamp worth Rs. 5/- has to be submitted before Tahsildar.
    Where as for Certificates claiming more than Rs. 5,000/- from any bank etc.. Succession certificate from a Civil Court have to be acquired
      
  • Whom to apply?
    For Certificate for claiming upto Rs. 5,000/- from any bank etc.., the application is to be submitted to the concerned Tahsildar.
       
  • Where as for Certificates claiming more than Rs. 5,000/- from any bank etc.. Succession certificate from a Civil Court have to be acquired.
  • Documents required-
    Death Certificate
    NOC from the legal heirs affidavit from two neighbours
  • Fees Nil
  • Mode of payment-Whom to pay Nil
    Mode of payment-Where to Pay Nil
  • Time Limit-For Submission Nil
    Time Limit-For Issue Nil
  • Approval Authority-Tahsildar
  • Enquiry- Village officer
  • Approval Procedure- If the objection is received within the statutory period of 30 days, a detailed further enquiry will be conducted and evidence taken ascertains the actual Legal Heirs.
  • Exclusions-Nil
  • Special Conditions- No, the certificate can be used for any other purposes by the Legal Heirs of the deceased to show the actual heirs of the deceased
  • Appellate Authority-Nil
  • Grievance Redressal-Nil