It is felt that as per details posted by you:
The heirship and succession certificate shall put all speculations and apprehensions to rest, which a third party might have in mind as per mention of rights of kindred, linear lineal descendants…….
And following provisions may apply to you:
--THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925
ACT No. 39 OF 1925 1*
[30th September, 1925.]
2. Definitions.-
[(bb) "District Judge" means the Judge of a principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction;]
34. Where intestate has left no widow, and where he has left no kindred.-
Where the intestate has left no widow, his property shall go to his lineal descendants
37. Where intestate has left child or children only.-Where the intestate has left surviving him a child or children, but no more remote lineal descendant through a deceased child, the property shall belong to his surviving child, if there is only one, or shall be equally divided among all his surviving children.
-- {Heirship and Succession Certificate
Public authorities like Banks and other Financial Institutions and third party purchasers would require of the legal heirs of an intestate to establish their legal right to the property of the intestate by submission of Heirship Certificate or Succession Certificates. The Heirship Certificates are issued by Revenue Authorities and Succession Certificates are issued by the Administrator General or the District Court or the High Court. Both the District Courts and the High Courts have concurrent jurisdiction in the matter.}
The documents as described by High Court Bombay:
Documents e.g. in case of High Court Bombay:
https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/OSrules/The%20Bombay%20High%20Court%20%28Original%20Side%29%20Rules.html#XXVI
THE BOMBAY HIGH COURT (ORIGINAL SIDE) RULES
[ Updated 27th May 2009 ]
(https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/OSrules/ch26.pdf)
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Chapter-XXVI
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Testamentary And Intestate Jurisdiction
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R.377. Application for succession certificate.
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The application for succession certificate shall be made by petition. Ther
e shall be annexed to the petition a schedule of the property of the deceased in respect of which the succession certificate is applied for. The petition shall be in Form No. 110 with such variations as the circumstances of each case may require and shall be accompanied by
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(a) the vakalatnama singed by the petitioner (Form No.5), unless the petitioner appears in person;
(b) the petitioner’s oath (Form No.112); and
(c) a copy of the estate duty return, if filed with the Controller of Estate Duty
The schedule to the petition shall be in Form No.111 with such variations as the circumstances of each case may require.
You may obtain the details from the jurisdictional court of your area.
A lawyer specializing in revenue/property cases in your area can help you.
Valuable advice of learned experts/members is sought.
