The scope to determining the shares of the parties would not be available in proceedings for grant of succession certificate under the Indian Succession Act, 1925, the High Court of Karnataka has said.
“Moreover, grant of succession certificate merely identifies the hands in which the death benefits/debts/securities be given and it does not entitle such person to appropriate such securities, debts etc. to himself. Grant of succession certificate will not determine the rights of the parties in any way,” the court observed.
Justice C.M. Joshi passed the order while upholding the judgements of taluk and district courts of Kalaburagi in granting succession certificate to only the wife and minor son of one Nagappa, who died in 2008.
