I am trying to get a Legal Heir Certificate in Maharashtra. I got the form from the local Taluk office. The form says "Varas Pramanpatra / Nominee Certificate". Is this the correct form I should be filling for a Legal Heir Certificate ? The certificate is needed in Chennai for a property my father owns along with my mother's name on it. Since my father passed away I want to add my name and my sister's name to the property.
You need to obtain letters of administration from Bombay high court in respect of your deceased father share in immovable property
2) legal heir certificate would not suffice
3) for issue of legal heir certificate you have to file petition in high court at Bombay
Yes, that certificate is perfectly valid in Tamil Nadu too. You may produce the original, if required, for verification by the authority concerned.
The vars pramanapatra is nothing but the legal heirship certificate. Varas means heirs.
Therefore you can obtain the same to prove the legal heirs to succeed the immovable property upon the death of the property owner.
Kindly check whether the same is applicable to you. In many cases legal heirship certificate is issued by court except for govt employees
My father was a govt. employee (Central Railways) and received govt. pension till his death. In that case I should be able to get a LHC easily from the Taluk office itself. Other states provide a LHC that does not typically mention anything about property. So why does Maharashtra need the extra step of submitting to court to get a LHC ? Is there an online service for govt. employees to get a LHC in Mumbai ?
In Maharashtra also for govt employees the said legal heir certificate of tahsil dar or taluk office applicable.
There is no online service for govt employees to obtain LHC in Mumbai
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When a government employee is deceased, the certificate is used to sanction family pension and to get a permit for compassion grounds. In addition to this, this document can state the relationship between the legal heir and the deceased which would be required to claim for insurance, pension, retirement benefits, service benefits or other central and state government schemes.
3) in Mumbai you need to apply to court for issue of legal heir certificate
You can apply with details about your father and his lega heirs to your jurisdictional Tehsildar office.
You will be informed about further formalities to be complied in this regard.
- When a person suddenly dies intestate i.e. without leaving a WILL , then a Legal Heir Certificate is required for claiming the properties & assets of the deceased to his family members /legal heirs.
- Since , your father died intestate , then you can apply for getting Legal heir certificate after submitting the identity and residential proofs of all the family members including death certificate of father.
- Further , for getting this certificate there is no requirement for nominee certificate , and hence you should enquire from the office of the Taluk for the same.
A legal heirs certificate issued by the Revenue authority (Taluk Office/ Tahsildar's Office) mentions only the list of legal heirs of the deceased. It will not state the assets or property details. It is not a document transferring the title of the deceased to the legal heirs. In your case, find out from the Railway authority what are the documents required for transferring your deceased father's pension to your mother and for claiming the arrears of pension, if any, and act accordingly. In any case, the basic documents required would be the death certificate and the legal heirs certificate.
Dear client,
you can get it in the taluk office and even an online option is available.
Thank you
