Name of the Organization : Kerala Government (kerala.gov.in)
Type of Facility : How to Get Legal Heir Certificate Kerala?
Location : Thiruvananthapuram
Website : http://kerala.gov.in/
Legal Hiership Certificate :
If the head or a member of the family expires, the next direct legal heir of the deceased such as the wife or husband or son or daughter or mother may apply for legal-heirship certificate on application for the purpose of transferring Electricity connection, House Tax, Telephone connection/patta transfer, Bank Account, etc. If the person who died is a Government servant, legal heir certificate is issued for sanction of family pension, and for getting appointment on compassionate grounds.
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
Download Form Here : https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads/11730-form6c%281%29.pdf
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.
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
Application Status : https://www.edistrict.kerala.gov.in/
View Comments (30)
Whether all the legal heirs should sign in the application requesting for legal heir certificate? Kindly advice.
My wife died due to cancer on 14/07/2016. She was a teacher in aided school. Wwe have three children 19yrs, 16yrs,15yrs old and are studying. Have any possibility to get here job for my children. What can I do?
My husband died following Heart attack 2 months ago. I am left with 2 minor sons of 2 and 5 years of age. I have applied for a Legal Heirship Certificate from Tehsildar of Thrissur Takuk and awaiting for the Kerala Gazette notification. Other than my two minor children and me, will there be any other claimant to inherit the property owned by my late husband as per Christian Succession Act? We are Christians by birth and by faith and our marriage was solemnized in the church.
I need to know that my step-mother died on 30-3-16. I looked after my parents for more than 25-years. My father was a government employee. I am single and eligible for postal family pension? How can I get the hire certificate?
I have applied for legal hairship certificate from Marc eighteen. When will I get certificate?
I am in a need of gazette publication copy of legal hire end certificate.
I have applied for heir certificate in April 2015. When did I get and what are the formalities?
My sister's (Hindu)husband get expired. She has two minor children and husbands mother (not dependent). Whether mothers name will be included in the certificate?
Deceased lady is about 35 years old having her husband and 2 kids,it was sudden death. Can her mother get heir ship certificate?
My only one son expired on the 25th December 2014, He married a Muslim girl. He have one son aged only 7 months. Now his wife gone to her house permanently with child. Now My son's provident fund, gratuity, and KGLIC and bank balance and pension all how this will be distributed? More over there is only one sister living at her husband's house.