• Succession Certificate

Hi,
My uncle and aunt did not have kids. There was no will. I was the nominee to one of her account. Someone received succession legal hire certificate from Hight court claiming she was the daughter out of first marriage. 
There was no first marriage. Court in Bangalore gave her succession document. How do I prove she is not the daughter and there was no first marriage. Hence the money and gold needs to be returned. 

What is needed to prove that there was no first marriage and she is not the daughter.
Asked 26 days ago in Criminal Law
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Your case involves a false succession claim, which is a serious legal matter. Since someone has fraudulently obtained a succession legal heir certificate from the High Court, immediate legal action is required to recover the money and gold that rightfully belong to you.


Steps to Prove That There Was No First Marriage and No Daughter:

  1. Obtain Certified Court Records of the Succession Certificate Case

    • Get a certified copy of the High Court order granting the succession certificate.
    • Review the documents submitted by the claimant – the alleged daughter – to identify fake evidence, false affidavits, or manipulated records.

  2. Check Official Marriage & Birth Records

    • Apply for a Marriage Registration Search through municipal records or religious institutions. If no first marriage exists in government or religious records, it weakens her claim.
    • Obtain birth records, school records, and Aadhaar details to prove she was never listed as a daughter.

  3. Challenge the Succession Certificate in High Court

    • File a petition to revoke the fraudulently obtained succession certificate under Order XLVII Rule 1 of CPC.
    • If fraud is proven, the court can cancel the certificate and order restitution of assets.

  4. File a Criminal Case for Fraud and Forgery

    • Under Sections 420, 467, 468, and 471 of IPC, you can file a criminal complaint against the fraudulent claimant.
    • If the fraudster has already taken money/gold, a case under Section 406 IPC (Criminal Breach of Trust) can be filed.

  5. Immediate Injunction to Freeze the Assets

    • File a civil suit for declaration and injunction to prevent her from using or transferring the money/gold.
    • A court order can stop bank withdrawals and gold transfers until the case is resolved.


Key Risks If You Delay Legal Action

  • She might transfer or use the assets, making recovery difficult.
  • The longer you wait, the harder it becomes to challenge false documents.
  • If you don't act now, the burden of proof will increase on your side, making it legally tougher to win.


Next Steps – Let’s Take Immediate Action



This case requires strong legal drafting, strategic litigation, and expert representation. I can:
✅ Draft and file the petition to cancel the false succession certificate.
✅ Handle all court documentation, injunctions, and evidence gathering.
✅ Ensure criminal charges are filed, strengthening your claim.

Since time is critical, let’s discuss your case in detail and begin legal proceedings immediately. Contact me now so I can start working on your case before the fraudster takes further advantage.

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Sharan Chopra
Advocate, Chandigarh
113 Answers

Firstly take out the documents which she has filed along with her appeal. She must had filed some proofs along with her application before the District Court try to get that said documents and than file a review petition in the High Court.

Alphine Mathews
Advocate, Jabalpur
6 Answers

If she has taken the said succession certificate by playing fraud upon the court you move for cancellation of the same on ground of fraud

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
33340 Answers
219 Consultations

Birth certificate ,school leaving certificate ,Aadhar card would reflect name of the biological parents 

 

you have to make application to court to set aside succession certificate issued to her 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
98191 Answers
7983 Consultations

Unless and until you disprove the marriage , you claim to the assets of your uncle and aunt will not stand.

So gather information as regards the basis of claim of this person. If you find the proof she gave in court was false you can file a suit to declare it null and void. 

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
23475 Answers
529 Consultations

You may first collect all the documents she filed before court by engaging an advocate with a third party affidavit and vakalatnama given to the advocate.

Scrutinize the details and on the basis of the discriminatory information you may file a petition before the same court to set aside the orders for the fraud played by her on the court.

Besides, just merely being a Nominee you cannot claim their assets, you may have to obtain a succession certificate in your name through court if you stake a claim to the assets of the deceased.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
88393 Answers
2395 Consultations

 

  1. Before grant of succession certificate, Court directs the petitioner to issue a public notice in local newspapers for objections from interested parties to grant of succession certificate
  2. Check the record of Court to ascertain if any such public notice is issued, you can claim that you don’t subscribe the  newspaper in which such notice was issued.
  3. She is required to file documentary proof of her relationship with aunt or uncle through, birth certificate, aadhar card, education certificates, ration card etc. She is also required the establish relation of husband and wife  of previous marriage through documents like PAN card, aadhar of aunt or uncle. Check on what basis the  Court was granted succession Certificate.
  4. File a suit for cancellation of succession certificate in the  Court that granted her succession certificate challenging all documents filed by her.
  5. In the suit you are required to add bank as second defendant, the  first being the person  who obtained such certificate.
  6. You can also seek matching of your DNA sample with her, as nephew you DNA should match with her since she is claiming to be daughter your uncle/aunt.
  7. From your question it is not clear whether she is claiming daughter of uncle or aunt.

 

Ravi Shinde
Advocate, Hyderabad
4813 Answers
42 Consultations

Being nominee you can only receive the money but is legally bound to handover and distribute the same among class-1 legal heir of deceased. You can challenge the succession certificate granted to girl by filing appeal etc.

Siddharth Srivastava
Advocate, Delhi
1537 Answers


Steps to Challenge the Fraudulent Succession Certificate:


  1. File for Cancellation – Petition the High Court under Section 383 of the Indian Succession Act citing fraud and misrepresentation.

  2. Prove No First Marriage/Daughter – Collect:

    • Marriage records, legal IDs, and family affidavits.
    • Claimant’s birth certificate to verify parentage.


  3. Police Complaint (If Fraud Suspected) – File under IPC Sections 420 & 468 for cheating and forgery.

  4. Recover Assets – File a civil suit to reclaim money and gold.

  5. Appeal if Needed – Challenge in a higher court if rejected.

Act quickly and consult a civil litigation lawyer in Bangalore.

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Shubham Goyal
Advocate, Delhi
965 Answers
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- You should try to get the copies of the documents submitted by her before the Court for obtaining Sucessession certificate.

- If those documents are not genuine then file a complaint before the Police 

- Further, you can move an application after submitting the said copy of the complaint before the same Court to cancel the said certificate. 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
15087 Answers
229 Consultations

1. Before grant of Succession Certificate the court of District Judge where the petition was filed must have ordered the publication of summons of the case in a national and regional newspaper as the petition must have been filed against general public. The court issues a notice, which is to be published in a news paper, to the effect that the specified period of rising an objection is 45-days. In the absence of objections from the heirs served with the notice, the petition shall be upheld and a Succession Certificate shall be issued on the heir-applicant. If there are any objections raised, the Court would hear them and decided on the same. 

2. Notice to general public through publication in newspaper is considered sufficient notice.

3. The Succession Certificate once issued cannot be contested again or revoked. But if the issuance is made in the absence of jurisdiction or by fraud it can be set aside at the instance of the aggrieved party by making a proper application to the Court to set the same aside.


 

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
30830 Answers
975 Consultations

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