Legal heir certificate

- place where the deceased last resided has to be approached.

- no, a partition deed is not a substitute. Unless it is based on papers which may be acceptable to the bank.

Legal heir Certificate can only be obtained from the Hon'ble High Court. You need to file petition before the Hon'ble Court along with the assets that the deceased had. Incase you have any brother/Sister than details of all of them. Incase your mother is alive then her details too.

After death of your father you all shall hold rights over his property along with your mother and sister as Hindu Law allows daughters to get share in their fathers property. Under such situation file your petition along with list of assets and liabilities, if any, and only then looking into the documents the Court shall grant you heirship certificate.

Regards,

Legal heirship certificate can be obtained from the Revenue department only and not from the court or high court.  That is succession certificate.   Now you have to apprachthe Thasildar within whose jurisdiction the address of your father's last residence falls. The partition deed cannot be a legal heirship certificate, it may be an evince of legal heirs, but it will not cover the names of all legal heirs should it be an amicable partition among the family members.  The bank will accept even indemnity bond executed by all heirs of the deceased, enquire.