Legal heir certificate is required for the following purpose: For transferring properties and assets of the demised person to his successors. For claiming insurance. For sanctioning and processing family pension of the deceased employee.

When a person dies without a Will or intestate in legal terms, the appropriate succession laws come into effect for the transfer of assets held by the person to the legal heirs.

If you're alone child of your parents and the nomination in the bank account your name is mentioned then no need to get any certificate. You can apply for withdrawal from your deceased father's account. 

You just has to prove bank manager that you're alone child of your parents. Provide proof accordingly like ration card, your ID proof, father's death certificate.

Still the br bank manager listen to you then can get a legal heirs certificate from tehsildar office.

• Legal Heir certificate is also provided for transfer of property- movable and immovable assets. 
• 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.

On father demise intestate your mother , you and your siblings are the legal heirs 

2) you need to apply for and obtain letters of administration from district court if your father left behind immovable property 

3) file petition for LA , enclose death certificate of deceased father, schedule of property 

4) if there is no contest you would get LA in 6 months 

Someone has to step into the shoes of your deceased father so that other organizations can safely deal with such person without incurring any legal liability 

For example if there is a borrower of your father then he can safely repay the loan to the person who holds a legal heir certificate 

So next step is to obtain a letter of administration or a legal heirship certificate 

1. Do you have knowledge of his assets? If not, this is the first knowledge you must try to gain.

2. Depending on the nature of his assets and nominations done by him, the legal heir certificate may or may not be required.

3. Consult a lawyer.

A legal heir certificate must be obtained from the district court where the property is located. For that a suit has to be filed. 

For financial issues ie nbank accounts/mutual funds/shares etc. If he made a nominee then it's ok. Otherwise a succession certificate has to be obtained.

Is there any immovable property in the name of your father?

Death and legal heir certificate can help in securing your legal rights over your father's properties.

Regards 

G.Rajaganapathy 

High Court of Madras 

- As per law, after the death of your father , his property and assets would be devolved upon his all legal heirs i.e. your mother and other siblings including sisters equally.

- Further, in case of a sudden demise of a family member, a legal heir certificate must be obtained for transferring the assets of the deceased to his/her legal heirs.

- Further, this  is a very important document to establish the relationship between the deceased and legal heirs.

-  Further, this certificate can be obtained from the municipality/corporation by any of the legal heir of the deceased person.

- Further this certificate can be used for:

• For transferring properties and assets of the demised person to his successors.
• For claiming insurance.
• For sanctioning and processing family pension of the deceased employee.
• To receive dues such as provident fund, gratuity etc from the Government
• To receive salary arrears of the deceased, state or central Government employee.
• To gain employment based on compassionate appointments. 

• The following documents are required to get the legal heir certificate :

• Signed application form
• Identity/Address proof of the applicant
• Death certificate of the deceased
• Date of Birth proof of all legal heirs
• A self-undertaking affidavit
• Address proof of the deceased

Dear Sir/Maam,

1) Fist find out information about whether father had left a will, his financial accounts and immovable properties.

2) After that if you are his only heir he may have made you nominee to his accounts., In  that case you can - 

inform bank of your father demise . enclose copy of death certificate, on being satisfied about death of account holder, valid nomination , identity of nominee bank would transfer funds to your account.

3) A legal heir certificate helps to identify the rightful heir who can claim the assets/properties of the deceased person. All eligible successors should possess this certificate to put their claim over the property of the deceased.

Legal heir certificate is required for the following purposes:

• Transferring properties and assets

• Insurance claims

• Pension Claims

• Receive dues such as provident fund, gratuity etc from the Government

• Receive salary arrears of the deceased, state or central Government employee

• To gain employment based on compassionate appointments 

Thank you

1. First find out he properties your father has left.

2. You collect the death certificate of your father since it may be required in several cases in future.

3. If your father has left no movable or immovable properties, you won't have to do the exercises you have mentioned in your query like collecting legal heir certificate etc.

4.  If your father has left properties then you shall have to collect legal heirs certificates and thereafter all the said legal heirs of your father can claim shares of his properties.

5. If you are his only legal heir, then you will be able to claim all his properties based on the said legal heirs.