Tripura Legal Heir Certificate

Treasuring a family's legacy is most required when the head of the family expires. There is a legal procedure to select the right person to inherit the legacy, which is by obtaining the legal heir certificate. Legal heir certificate is also known as succession certificate. The certificate has to be acquired by the legal heir of the deceased, who could be the wife, husband, mother or the children. Legal heir certificate is used to verify the relationship between the deceased and the heir in order to claim insurance, pension, retirement benefits or service benefits that are offered by the central and state government departments. In this article, we look at the process of obtaining the Tripura legal heir certificate.

Required Information

The following are the required details that have to be known about the deceased.

Name of the deceased
Names of the family members and their relationship
Applicant's signature
Date of Application
Residential Address

Purpose of the Document

In the event of the death of the family head, there would be no specific family member allocated to preserve the family legacy. Therefore, in times like this, the successor of the legacy can apply for this certificate.

Uses of the Document

Legal heir certificate is necessary to transfer electricity connection, house tax, telephone connection, patta transfer, bank account, etc. In case of demise of a government employee, the certificate is issued to sanction family pension and to get a permit for compassion grounds.

Documents Required

Given below are the required documents to apply for a legal heir certificate.

Duly filled application form
Death certificate
Identity card
Ration card

Eligibility Standards

Only the following family members can apply for this certificate:

Wife of the deceased
Husband of the deceased
Son of the deceased
Daughter of the deceased
Mother of the deceased

Application Procedure

To obtain a Legal Heir Certificate, follow the steps below: Step 1: Approach the Taluk Office The applicant has to visit the Tahasildar or Taluk office. An alternate option to apply is that the applicant can approach a lawyer from the District Civil Court. Step 2: Receive the application form The applicant has to obtain the application form from the concerned Tahasildar officer. Step 3: Enter the details The applicant has to enter all the required details in the application form. Step 4: Attach the documents On entering the details, the applicant has to attach all the mandatory documents to the application form. Step 5: Affixing Stamp The applicant has to affix a stamp of Rs. 2 in the application form. Step 6: Submit the application The applicant has to submit the application form to the authorized officer in the Tahasildar office. Step 7: Verification Process The application is verified by the Village Administrative Officer and Revenue Inspector. Step 8: Issuing the Certificate After completing all the verification process, the certificate will be issued by the concerned authority mentioning all the legal heirs of the deceased.