- Legal heir certificate issued by the local revenue officer.
- A certificate by the court of law.
- A certificate of the surviving family members issued by the local authorities/ Municipality/ Nagar Palika.
- Registered will
- Letter issued by the banks on their letterhead, certifying that the person is the legal nominee of the deceased.
- Go to the official I-T department's portal
- Log in using legal heir credentials
- Go to 'Authorised partners', then to 'Register as Representative' and click on 'Let's get started'
- Click on 'Create new request'
- Enter your personal details
- Upload the required documents like the death certificate, PAN Card of the deceased and the legal heir certificate.
- Click on 'Proceed' and then 'Verify the request'
- Click on 'Submit request'
- You will receive an acknowledgement receipt from the I-T department.
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