Name removal from property documentation

When your friend / beneficiary of will stated to have been executed by his father (since deceased) is already returned living in Gaziabad (India) for work purpose you should stay away from his personal matter and tell him to show the document to a local prudent lawyer for proper appreciation and professional advise.

Let your friend engage a local able and reliable Lawyer to assist him in completing the formalities of Mutation relating to the property bequethed to him by way of a Will.

If your friend so wishes, he can give you a Registered Power of Attorney to sell. Then only you can handle the matters relating to the said property.

The present immediate need is "mutation" in the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation office.  Your friend has to submit the prescribed application,fee, and the documents basing on which mutation is sought.  Most of the forms and procedure was uploaded in individual sites of Municipalities/Corporations.  Your friend can apply for mutation as per the laid down procedure. As a friend, help him by getting hard copies of all such papers from him and submit to Corporation.  Ownership is at present no problem as his name is stated both in title deed and registered will of the co-owner. .  Ensure that his possession and enjoyment in his name by a collection of rent and in Society's record if any.

On the strength of the Will your friend or his duly constituted POA need to get mutation carried out in the Revenue /Municipal records. Essentially, the mutation entails the removal of the late father:s name from the records.

Thereafter, the sale could be carried out.