Please explain the procedure for obtaining Sucession Certificate/Letter of Administration (Christian).
There are a very large no. of heirs to some ancestral land of ours. A few heirs got together and sold the land off to a builder.
The purchaser now wants to pay some money to the remaining heirs to get full rights to the property. He therefore wants a Letter of Administration/Succession certificate to ensure that he will be getting full rights of all heirs.
I understand the Court will send notices to all heirs (including those who have already sold the property illegally w/o informing others) and also put an Ad in the newspapers.
1. Are the concerned heirs required to respond?
2. What about those who have already sold ? Do they have to respond?
