Succession act
K M Mishra
(Querist) 13 September 2016
This query is : Resolved
A lady relative have executed a registered will in favour of her four relatives the lady was having account in four different bank and a locker in the bank, on the basis of that will by the suggestion of some lawyers filed the petition for succession certificate in the competent court but now some are saying that on the basis of succession certificate no locker can be opened except the grant of letter of administration. Now what should I do? I am from Varanasi, Uttar pradesh
Kumar Doab
(Expert) 13 September 2016
Did you file thru a lawyer?
Kumar Doab
(Expert) 13 September 2016
Go thru:
http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/upload/courtrules/courtrulefile_5v1zjf9s.pdf
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 14 September 2016
Whatever has been heard by you is legal and accurate.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 20 September 2016
Contact the concerned Bank, if nomination exist, can get proceeds of accounts and locker.
Ask the Banker to open the locker in the presence of legal heirs and independent witness, prepare list of inventory and obtain court orders if necessary for delivery of the articles to legal heirs.