• Objection for issue of Succession Certificate & Filing of suit w.r.t recovering amt from nominee

After death of my father, my mother & sister deliberately took part possession of my rooms on ground floor. All investments in LIC, Post office, Banks, gold etc of my father is encashed by both of them. Started abuse and mental torture for signing of various documents related with property as well as the amount kept in SBI PPF account without any nominations. They did not show me any documents w.r.t investments kept by my father since all the documents are in custody of my mother and sister. Succession certifiacte applied for PPF account without nomination.

Actions initiated:
	General Diaries made at local Police Station
	RTI filed at various Banks, LIC, Govt org where my father was last employed and received complete replies except Department of Posts.
	Letter given to Commissioner of police regarding threat to me and my family with copies marked to other higher officials of Police. I have copies of speed post as well as all tracking of speed posts.
	Filed Case under 144 (2) in local district court.
	 Police sent investigating officer and I also hander over complaint letter against my mother and sister.

Prayer for relief:
	Due to reasons cited above I do not want Court to grant Succession Certificate to my mother. Pertinent to mention here that my mother & my sister are one the same side. But surprisingly, my mother applied for Succession Certificate on her own making my sister & myself as opponent parties.
	All amounts w.r.t my fathers investments are encashed by my mother and sister. I want to file a case to recover the amounts from nominees.
Kindly suggest the following
1)	Whether case of Succession has to be filed at the place of the death which is at Shimla Muncipality OR at the place where the asset is lying . OR is it ok to file a case at the District Court where the deceased ordinarily last resided.
2)	Looking at the merit in this case whether NOC from my side is required for granting Succession Certificate OR court will grant Succession only on the part of my mother and sister.
3)	Whether Court fees w.rt Succession amount has to be paid at the time of filing the ca
Asked 5 years ago in Property Law
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Succession certificate will not be of any help since all investment already encashed. Further succession certificate is issued for debts and securities. 

Police also not come to any help for the matter mainly civil in nature. 

You also need not to be worried because any sale of the property without your consent shall be illegal and void because of your inheritance of ownership to the property of your deceased father. 

Now the best course of action is to file a suit seeking immediate injunction to any transfer of all movable and immovable property of your father. 

Further claim for partition of the property by metes and bounds. 

Further claim  refund of your share to all movable properties of your father including all investments cash balance gold and any other valuables in proportion to your right of interest acquired by inheritance as per Hindu Succession act

 

Kallol Majumdar
Advocate, Kolkata
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Court fees have to be paid for issue  of SC 

 

2) for filing suit to claim your one third share you have to pay court fees 

 

3) In terms of Section 371, the jurisdiction for issue of succession certificate is conferred on the District Judge within whose jurisdiction the deceased ordinarily resided at the time of his death or if at that time he had no fixed place of residence, the District Judge within whose jurisdiction any part of the property of the deceased may be found

 

4) In terms of Section 384, an appeal shall lie to the High Court from an order of the District Judge granting or refusing or revoking a certificate

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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1) application fir issue of succession certificate should mention 

  • Address, Name & other details of the legal heir, family or other near relatives, as per the Act,

  • NOC or No Objection Certificate (from legal heirs other than the petitioner)

2) public notice has to be issued inviting objections 

3) The notice calls for objections, if any, to issue a succession certificate. It generally provides a period of 45 days to protest, with necessary documentary proofs. 


4) After hearing all the parties concerned, the judge will decide if the applicant is within his right to apply for the application and shall grant the certificate to him if satisfied.

5)  The Judge may also require the applicant to sign an Indemnity Bond to secure the entitled persons. This Bond may also require a Surety or some other security. That'll ensure no possible loss arises out of the use or misuse of such certificate.

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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As a rule of practice bank and other financial institution often seek for succession certificate for their satisfaction as to the legal heirs of the deceased.  Some bank ask for legal heirship cert. which is the exact requirement as per law. 

You can protest the SC and get your name included therein. 

But all these would be little help since most of the investments have been encashed. 

You need a legal heirship certificate from revenue office to support your claim in civil suit. 

Under the present situation you must go to court for an immediate injunction order. 

Rest is your decision. 

Kallol Majumdar
Advocate, Kolkata
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Courts levy a fixed percentage of the value of the estate as a court fee for issuance of the certificate. This has to be paid in the form of judicial stamp papers of sufficient amount, after which the certificate shall be typed, duly signed and delivered

2) West Bengal, Rs.50 K is the maximum amount of Court fees which shall have to be affixed on the application seeking successsion certificate.

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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1. The succession certificate is to be filed before the jurisdictional court  within which limits your deceased father lived for more than a year preceding the date of his death.

2. The court will grant succession certificate only after hearing all the parties to the case, i,.e., the petitioner and the respondents.

Since the respondents i.e., you and your sister are also the successors in interest,the court will issue succession certificate including all the three as successors to your deceased father to succeed all his assets which induces all  his movable as well as  the immovable assets.

Therefore you need not worry about this aspect.

3. The court fee for conducting the case for succession certificate has to be paid at the time of filing itself or else the cae will not be taken on file of the court.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
89977 Answers
2492 Consultations

The court will grant succession certificate by including all the names of the legal successors in interest to the deceased.

You have misunderstood the concept that in the succession certificate petition filed by the petitioner the court will give  the status of successor only to her and not to others.

The law of succession is very clear that all  the legal heirs of the deceased are successors in interest to succeed the assets left behind by the deceased who is reported to have died intestate, therefore you also will be one of the successors as per the court order/judgment and there is no concept of NOC  from other legal heirs to grant her as the lone successor.

Dont read between the lines and arrive at a hasty conclusion without understanding the law involved in this.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2492 Consultations

The court fee has to be paid at the time of filing the case  itself.

The court will not take the case on its files if the requisite court fee is not paid at the time of filing the case.

The stamp duty is different from the court fee. 


You may enquire about the stamp duty to be paid, it may be maximum 3% to the amount now asked for in the succession certificate.

 

For your information the succession certificate  will not be in the form of certificate but it will be in the form of orders/judgment.

Since you are also one of the parties to the case, you can also obtain the certified copy of the said orders by yourself without having to depend on your mother for this neither your lawyer.

You can apply for the  certified copy of the judgment in  the succession petition case directly after the case is disposed and get the copy from the court directly or you can download the order copy from the ecourts website also. 

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
89977 Answers
2492 Consultations

For SC, case will file where assets lies or part of asset lies. SC will issue in the name of all 3 and not in their joint name only. If they applied for SC concealing your identity, this is contempt of court for playing fraund on court to obtain favourable but wrong order.

Court fee will submit on filing for SC.

3% court fees. For court fee, exemption application can be file.

 

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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Hi

Oppose the Succession Certificate case in court and submit that you also have right over your father`s assets and tell the same true story in court which you mentioned here.

Court fee for succession certificate has to be paid after the case is decided. fee will be paid in form of the stamp papers on which that succession certificate will be printed.

It should cost you something around 2 to 2.5 lakhs approx. for 20lakhs. You have to buy the stamps then the succession certificate will be printed so the fee payment cannot be reimbursed from the bank by court.

 

Thanks 

Rahul Jatain
Advocate, Rohtak
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It's generally filed where the properties are and where the testater died. 

You can oppose the succession certificate which will automatically be converted to testamentary suit and you can recover the same from them

You consent is definitely required

Yes court fee has to be paid on succession amount of maximum applicable for the same

 

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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249 Consultations

The suit for succession certificate must be filed where the movable assets are located.when a suit for succession certificate has already  been filed by your mother an you are a party in that case you cannot file a second suit. File your reply in that succession suit. File your objections.

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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65 Consultations

Succession certificate is granted only if all the parties agree to a person's claim. She ie your mother cannot be granted the succession certificate as you will object to it.

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
14114 Answers
65 Consultations

You have to pay the court fee at the time of filing. Your mother is granted it can be cancelled if she has stated lies in her petition.

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
14114 Answers
65 Consultations

1. The suit for succession is to be filed at place where deceased resides at time of death mentioning all the details of assets. 

2. You can object on Issuance of succession certificate on name of mother, court will grant succession certificate in name of mother only as she is plaintiff In the case.

3. Court fees have to be deposited at time of filing of suit and if not paid then at time of issuance of certificate.

 

Mohit Kapoor
Advocate, Rohtak
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1. It is to be filed at the District Court having jurisdiction on the place where he ordinarily resided.

 

2. Yes, your sister might have already  given her consent for the said succession. You shall have to contest the case fittingly showing ground that there are other movable assets also of your father which shall have to be included in the said application for succession since nominees are trustees and not te donee of the amounts shown in the Bank or other accounts.

 

3. No, it can be filed after getting the order for issuing the certificate.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
27703 Answers
726 Consultations

1. This is the way to file applications where party of the same side is shown as opposite party and the said opposite party supports the applicant in his/her written objection.

 

2. You shall have to contest the application filed by your mother alleging that details of all the properties like SBI account, PPF account etc. have not been mentioned in the said application as explained in  my earlier post.

 

3. On receipt of your said objection, the Court will ask your mother to incorporate all the movable properties of your deceased father and the application will be disposed of after hearing both the parties. You have fair chance of getting your mother's application dismissed.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
27703 Answers
726 Consultations

1. Court fe can be paid after the order for issuing succession certificate is issued by the Court./

 

2. Court will not direct the financial Institution to deduct the court fee and disburse the balance amount to all of you.

 

3. The maximum amount to be paid towards Court fee is Rs.50 K.

 

4. You being a party can have certified copy of the said succession certificate or can pray before the Court to issue you a copy of the said certificate.

 

 

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
27703 Answers
726 Consultations

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