Is a legal-heir certificate enough to sell inherited property?

Do not rely on it alone. Verify the deceased owner's title, the applicable succession law or valid will, every person who obtained an interest, later registered transactions and the authority of every seller.

Does Patta transfer prove inherited ownership?

Revenue mutation is important for administration and tax records, but the Supreme Court has repeatedly stated that mutation entries do not by themselves confer title.

Can one legal heir sell the whole inherited property?

A person should not be assumed to have authority over the shares of other successors. Verify a valid partition, release, conveyance, court order or properly granted authority covering the complete property.

Inherited Property and Legal Heir Verification

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