Need a succession certificate, or claiming a family member's money or property? See what courts decided in cases like yours
Our Legal AI has read the orders of the courts in Delhi and Gurugram. Tell it what was left and who is claiming, and it finds the cases closest to yours.
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- Who is entitled to the succession certificate?
- Does an objection to the claimant's status hold?
- Is there a will, and what effect does it have?
- Shares or deposits already taken by someone else
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What our Legal AI will ask you
- Who died, and when? Your relation to them
- What was left: bank money, shares, land, a house?
- Is there a will? Send a photo.
- Is anyone else claiming or objecting?
Our Legal AI puts together the decided cases closest to yours: what each family asked for, what was ordered, how long it took, and what made the difference.
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What is a succession certificate for?
To collect debts and securities of a person who died, such as bank deposits, shares and other money owed to them. The district court grants it under the Indian Succession Act.
Probate or succession certificate: which one?
Probate proves a will and lets the executor act on it. A succession certificate is for collecting the deceased's debts and securities. Whether probate is compulsory depends on where the will was made and the person's religion. In Delhi, a Hindu's will usually doesn't need it.
Someone says I'm not the legal heir. What happens?
The court hears the objection and decides who appears to be entitled. The certificate doesn't finally decide ownership; that can be decided in a regular suit.
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Updated 30 October 2026. What courts look at comes from the orders our Legal AI has read.