• Legal heirs of dad

My dad legal heir have me (son), my sister (daughter) , my mom (wife) and my grandma (mom). And recently my grandma died with out any will and also we dint execute any transfer deed. And all the property in my dad's name is self earned property means nothing inherited from ancestor. 

So i want to know how we should settle this property with in me and my sister. All the legal heirs my mom and grandma legal heirs ->( my dad's brother and sisters) are willing do the same with out any objection.

So it will be great help if i get any pointer on the same.
Asked 3 years ago in Property Law
Religion: Hindu

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If the properties are earned by your father than you all will be legal heirs of his Property as per the Indian succession act class I heirs list.

 

You father's siblings has no role at all.

 

 

Ganesh Kadam
Advocate, Pune
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If your father is not alive as of now than your grandmother share will be distributed in all the legal heirs.

 

Means. First the property will get distributed among you, your mother, your sister. But the property is still in your father's name than it will get distributed as per option 1.

Ganesh Kadam
Advocate, Pune
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On father demise your grandmother, your mother , you and sister have equal share in property 

 

On your grand mother demise your grand mother one fourth share in property would devolve on her legal heirs ie your father siblings 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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1. In view of intestate death of your grandmother, the property would devolve equally to your mother, you and your sister.

2. In other words, each one of you will be entitled to 1/3rd undivided share in the property left behind by your deceased father.

3. It's upto each one of the legal heirs to voluntarily Release (Relinquish) the share in favour of the other/s with or without expecting consideration and get the Release/Relinquishment Deed executed and registered in the jurisdictional Sub Registrar's Office.

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
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314 Consultations

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1. There's no need for your deceased father's siblings' Release Deed.

2. If Release Deed amongst you, your mother and your sister is executed, it will be amongst blood relatives and the Stamp Duty will be minimal. Just for your information, in Karnataka, the Stamp Duty for releasing the individual share amongst the blood relatives is around Rs. 5000/- only, irrespective of the value of the property.

3.  Release Deed is the best option in your present context. I repeat there's no need to get the Release Deed executed by your deceased father's brother and sister in favour of your family members ( you, your mom and your sister).

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
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314 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Legal heirs of grandmother include your father brothers and sisters 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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7532 Consultations

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Your understanding is not correct 

 

your father brother and sister would inherit grand mother share in property 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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7532 Consultations

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Act as mentioned herein above 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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7532 Consultations

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1. Yes

2. It's release deed from legal heirs in the said case. 

3. Gift deed. Can't avoid registration or stamp duty in any circumstances except will

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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1. The share of your grandmother devolves upon your uncle and aunt who can nevertheless relinquish their share by Release deed or deed of gift. 

2. Family members. 

3. Gift deed is another option. 

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
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488 Consultations

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The properties left behind by your deceased father, upon his intestate death shall devolve equally on all his legal heirs.

Even though your grandmother was a legal heir and she survived your deceased father's death, since she did not acquire her share in the property during her lifetime and she died before acquiring her share in the property, the property that devolved on her name shall revert to the remaining class I legal heirs of your deceased father i.e., you, your siblings and your mother alone.

The question of your grandmother's legal heirs do not arise if your grandmother did not take possession of her legitimate share in the property during her lifetime.

In the given situation the property of your deceased father shall devolve equally only on you, your siblings and your mother.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2195 Consultations

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This is central law and it applies to all India and not particularly to Tamilnadu.

Therefore property lying in Tamilnadu do not make any difference 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2195 Consultations

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The legal position is that since your grandmother did not acquire the proeprty during her lifetime, her share in the property left behind by your deceased father shall revert to the remaining class In legal heirs of your father and it shall not devolve on her own class I legal heirs.

Therefore the correct legal position is that you, your siblings and your mother are the successors in interest to succeed to estates left behind by your deceased father upon his intestate death.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2195 Consultations

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As per Section 15(2) of Hindu Succession Act, property should not be allowed to drift away from source through which female heir has actually inherited the property.Else object of Section 15(2) will be defeated and will become meaningless and redundant. So it means that after death of Deceased Son's Mother, the Mother’s Share in deceased son’s property would devolve upon remaining Class 1 Heirs of the source,which means wife and children of the deceased son. 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
84921 Answers
2195 Consultations

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1.  Do not complicate simple law into a complicated one, as your deceased father's siblings are not entitled o your grandmother's share in the property left behind by your deceased father, there is no necessity for them to execute a registered release deed unnecessarily, you don't create a new law in this connection.

2. Not necessary, read the above answer. 

3. As per law, upon the death of your grandmother her share of property shall devolve equally on all other class I legal heirs of your deceased father, hence don't divide that 25% separately without knowing the law involved in it. 


1.  Do not complicate simple law into a complicated one, as your deceased father's siblings are not entitled o your grandmother's share in the property left behind by your deceased father, there is no necessity for them to execute a registered release deed unnecessarily, you don't create a new law in this connection.

2. Not necessary, read the above answer. 

3. As per law, upon the death of your grandmother her share of property shall devolve equally on all other class I legal heirs of your deceased father, hence don't divide that 25% separately without knowing the law involved in it. 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
84921 Answers
2195 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Hi 

1) Since your father predeceased his mother(your grand mother), the signatures of your uncle(dad's brother) and your aunt (dad's sister) will be mandatory.

2) You should have a  settlement deed  executed by you, your sister, your mom, your uncle and your aunt outlining the following

- That all the properties were self acquired properties of your father. 

-That your father predeceased your grand mother

-that your aunt and uncle by virtue of being legal heirs of your deceased grand mother have now acquired rights,

-That they forego their rights, title , ownership and interest in favour of the remainder of legal heirs of your father.

-That 25% of property share is transferred to you/ your sister

3) In a  settlement deed, the stamp duty and registration charges will be charged on market value of 25% share of property being inherited by you / your sister. 

4) Settlement deed is same as Release deed executed by family members. 

Hope this information is useful.  

Rajgopalan Sripathi
Advocate, Hyderabad
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394 Consultations

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dont go in all these things you have asked in your various questions.

just remember that you are three first class heirs of your father and property will be divided in you three only. no need to take any release (relinquishment deed) from anybody else. 

take a succession certificate from court and get it in your name and divide the shares between you three. nothing else is required.

gmgupta

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Gopender
Advocate, New Delhi
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