Who can apply ?
If a head of the family or any family member expires, the next direct legal heir of the deceased such as wife/husband/son/daughter/mother can apply for legal-heirship certificate.
Why it is necessary ?
It is required for following purposes
- If the person who died is a Government servant, legal heir certificate is required for sanction of family pension, and for getting appointment on compassionate grounds.
- Receiving Government dues such as Government. Provident Fund, Gratuity and arrear salaries of the deceased employee of the State and Central Government
- The legal-heirship certificate required for the purpose of transferring bank account, electricity connection, telephone connection, house tax etc.,
- Receiving non-statutory ex-gratia payment
Steps to be followed:
- Obtain death certificate of the deceased (How to obtain death certificate)
- Visit your concerned Tahsildar office and get the application form for legal heirship certificate (See: Model legal heirship application form of Tamil Nadu)
- Duly fill the application form and affix Rs.2 court-fee stamp on the application form.
- Attach the following documents along with application form
- Xerox copy of the first and last page of the ration card
- Original Death certificate
- Pension payment slip of the deceased in case of a pensioner (issued by the office of Accountant General).
- Service certificate of the deceased in case of serving employee (issued by the head of office / department).
- Submit the duly filled application form with supporting documents in the Tahsildar office
- Based on the report of the Village Administrative Officer and Revenue Inspector and after due enquiry, this certificate will be issued by the Tahsildar mentioning the names of all legal heirs of the deceased.
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