FrameworksSuccession & Inheritance
How Inheritance & Succession Works
Devolution of property on death — testate and intestate succession pathways.
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ISSUE
Determining lawful heirs and the mode of devolution of the estate.
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APPLICABLE LAW
Indian Succession Act 1925; personal laws; Hindu Succession Act 1956.
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JURISDICTION
District/High Court for probate; revenue authorities for mutation.
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PROCESS
Identify heirs, ascertain will validity, obtain succession/legal heir certificate.
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DOCUMENTS
Death certificate, will, heirship proof, property documents.
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AUTHORITY
Probate court, Tahsildar, Sub-Registrar.
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PROCEDURE
Petition, citation/notice, grant of probate or certificate, mutation.
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POSSIBLE OUTCOMES
Grant of probate/certificate, mutation of records, partition if disputed.
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