Succession Certificate Act, 1977
Succession Certificate Act, 1977
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The Succession Certificate Act, 1977, provides a legal mechanism for heirs to claim debts and securities belonging to a deceased person. When an individual passes away, their financial assets—such as bank deposits, bonds, or shares—often become inaccessible to their family. This Act allows the legal heir to obtain a "Succession Certificate" from the District Court, which serves as official proof of their right to collect these assets. It protects debtors, such as banks or financial institutions, by ensuring they pay the rightful claimant, and provides a streamlined, summary process for families to settle financial affairs without engaging in complex, long-term litigation.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 3. Omitted Omitted.
- 4. Proof of representative title against debtors of deceased persons
- 5. Court having jurisdiction to grant certificate
- 6. Application for certificate
- 7. Procedure on application
- 8. Contents of certificate
- 9. Requisition of security from grantee of certificate
- 10. Extension of certificate
- 11. Forms of certificate and extended certificates
- 12. Amendment of certificate in respect of powers as to securities
- 14. Omitted Omitted.
- 15. Local extent of certificate
- 16. Effect of certificate
- 17. Effect of certificate granted or extended by a Court outside the State
- 18. Revocation of certificate
- 19. Appeal
- 20. Effect on certificate of previous grant of administration
- 21. Effect on certificate of subsequent probate or letters of administration
- 22. Validation of certain payments made in good faith to holder of the invalid certificate
- 23. Prohibition of exercise of certain powers by curators
- 25. Omitted Omitted.
- 26. Investiture of inferior Courts with jurisdiction of District Court for purposes of this Act
- 27. Surrender of superseded and invalid certificates
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