Legal Question in Banking Law in India

My mother suddenly died last week. She hold a savings bank account and a safety locker in a nationalized bank . Me and my brother were the blood heirs to my mother.At the time of opening that account 20+years ago , I been mentioned as a nominee. But I certainly don t know , who is the nominee now . If my might had changed nominee my brother as nominee , who had the rights to claim her account and safety locker properties, me or my brother or both?


Asked on 6/12/21, 5:55 am

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Rajiv Chandhok Ph: +919810050896 https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajiv-chandok-0827b733/

Even if your brother is the nominee, all your mothers' property belongs to both you and your brother equally unless there is a will otherwise. If in case there is no nominee registered with the bank then you need a succession certificate for the liquid assets i.e. bank account, etc and a legal heir certificate for the bank lockers.

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Answered on 6/13/21, 11:56 pm


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