Application for succession Certificate a Judicial act or Quasi Judicial Act?

Purely judicial act. District Civil Judge and not the Sessions Judge.

Dear Assumi,

For obtaining a  sucession certificate one has file an application U/S 372 of the Indian Succession Act in a prescribed format before the District judge within whose jurisdiction the deceased ordianrily resided at the time of his death, or, ifat that time of had no fixed place of residence,or the proerty of the deceased may be found.Some states the power has been delegated to the Civil judges (Sr.Div) for inquiry. It is summery in nature. It is not a suit and  after the of that court a civil suit not barred or there privious order will not be  resjudicata.

Mr. Ram Das is absolutely right.

s. 2 (bb) - "district judge" means the judge of principal civil court of original jurisdiction.  it  civil judge who has original jurisdiction. sessions courts have to try criminal cases.

only for the reason that issuence of succession certificate is a summary proceeding, it does not take the shape of quasi judicial.

Dr. Tripathi is right.

"District judge" means the judge of principal civil court of original jurisdiction.  it  civil judge who has original jurisdiction. sessions courts have to try criminal cases.

This question was posted because it is the district administrators who are issuing Succession Certficate in Nagaland.Thank you all for the valuable contributions on the subjects.

I require format of an application U/S 372 of the Indian Succession Act in a prescribed format

Pl.s send the same at my emasil id if possible

hmjoharica@gmail.com

thanks