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A legal heir certificate, issued by the government, is for individuals whose parent or spouse has passed away without a will. It is used to establish relationships for claims related to insurance, pension, retirement benefits, or service benefits from central and state government departments, government undertakings, etc. This certificate can be applied in E-savai Tamil Nadu portal and the Certificate can be obtained from Tahsildar / Deputy Tahsildar in their Taluk.
Documents needed to apply for Legal Heir Certificate:
To obtain a legal heir certificate in Tamil Nadu, you need to submit the following documents along with your application form:
- Ration card
- Aadhaar card
- Voter ID
- Address and identity proof
- Deceased’s death certificate
- Date of birth proof
- A self-undertaking document or affidavit
How to apply for a Legal Heir Certificate:
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Step 1: Choose the record by clicking on the option button next to the desired entry.
Step 2: Click on the “Proceed” button to continue.
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Certificate Legal Heir Certificate:
SECTION 1: Applicant Details
STEP 1: Select the category of the applicant.
The form automatically fills in the applicant’s details, and editing is not possible.
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SECTION 2: Current Address
The form automatically fills in the applicant’s details, and editing is not possible.
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SECTION 3: Permanent Address
The form automatically fills in the applicant’s details, and editing is not possible.
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SECTION 4: Contact Details
The form automatically fills in the applicant’s details, and editing is not possible.
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SECTION 5: Deceased Details
Provide information about the deceased (the deceased person).
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SECTION 6: Address of the deceased where ordinarily resided at the time of death
Enter the address details of the deceased person.
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SECTION 7: Legal Heirs of the Deceased
Provide details for the nominees/legal heirs of the deceased. Enter the information using the available fields and click on the ‘Add’ button to add a record. The added records will be shown at the top.
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SECTION 8: Other Details
Provide any other necessary details, then click on Submit. The ‘Cancel’ button will close the application form.
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The following screen will display a list of required documents.
Attach the documents with the specified file size and file type.
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Once you have uploaded the documents, click on ‘Make Payment’.
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You will be directed to the Payments page.
Click on ‘Confirm Payment’.
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After confirming the payment, an acknowledgement receipt will be displayed. To obtain a copy of the receipt, click on ‘Print Receipt’ for downloading or printing.
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The image below provides a preview of the acknowledgement receipt.
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