Legal Question in Family Law in India

1) It depends on State how they follow the process and the nomenclature they use.

2) Revenue Officials issue Legal Heir Certificate.

3) Succession Cert by the court after enquiry through rev officials.

Karnataka:

4) You can obtain a Legal Heir / Succession Certificate through your Taluk / Thasildhar or through the District Civil Court of your area.

5)The best approach would be to get in touch with the Taluk / Thasildhar office of your area they should be able to provide you with the certificate or in some cases you might be asked to contact a lawyer in District Civil Court to get it done.

6) Based on the report of the Village Administrative Officer and Revenue Inspector and after due enquiry, this certificate is issued by the Concerned Authority mentioning the names of all legal heirs of the deceased.