THE SUCCESSION ACT 1925
Q. Who can make an application for the grant of a succession certificate and to whom? Give in detail, the procedure to be followed for such grant. Q. What is succession certificate? Which Court is competent to grant it and what is the procedure to get it? Answer 1. INTRODUCTION: Though succession certificate is not defined under this Act but may be defined as formal document which attests the qualification of a person as entitled to collect some debt or securities by a person who has his prima facie title to succession. 2. PURPOSE/OBJECT OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE: The object of succession certificate is the collection of debts and securities by a person who has a prime facts title to succession. 3. COURT HAVING JURISDICTION TO GRANT SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE: Subject to the provisions of Section 370 a District Judge has jurisdiction to grant a certificate under the following two cases: (1) If deceased resided within jurisdiction: If the deceased at the time of his death resided within...