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🤔 THE MYTH | THE REALITY | The Takeaway |
| "The nominee is the owner, so the flat is my brother's, and the society was right to transfer the shares." | FALSE. A Nominee is just a "caretaker" (trustee). When your mother died without a Will, the flat and its shares instantly became the property of all legal heirs (you, your brother, and your sister) under succession law. The society made an illegal transfer. | The Society's transfer is challengeable. The law favors the Heirs, not the custodian. |
2. The Legal Flowchart: How to Force Cooperation
🛑 THE OBSTACLE | THE COURT'S MECHANISM | Your Action |
| "My siblings and the society won't sign or cooperate for the transfer." | The Public Notice. The Civil Court doesn't need their consent. It issues a Public Notice in newspapers, which acts as a legal summons for anyone with an objection to speak up in court. | File the Petition. You must file the Petition for Succession Certificate. This single action moves the issue from a private family disagreement to a mandatory public legal process that forces their involvement or silences their future claims. |
3. The Property Problem: What Order Really Gets the Flat?
🔑 THE ASSET | THE INITIAL GOAL | THE FINAL GOAL |
| The Flat (Immovable) and the Share Certificate (Movable Security). | Succession Certificate (SC): This certificate establishes your 1/3rd share as an heir to the securities (the share certificate). | Partition Suit: Once your heirship is proven by the SC, you must file a Partition Suit to legally carve out and take possession of your physical 1/3rd share of the flat's value or actual space. |
| Unique Flow: The SC is the legal key that unlocks the ability to file and win the Partition Suit for the physical asset. |
⚖️ The Inheritance Decoder: Separating Myth from Legal Fact