Inheritance through the court

The steps

1. Lawyer

   Ask a lawyer which petition fits: letters of administration, a succession certificate, or a suit.

   UNCONFIRMED

   A succession certificate under the 1925 Act deals with debts and securities. The text we read does not settle which petition fits land or a house. Ask a lawyer.

   s370(1), Succession Act 1925, read 28 October 2026.

   The text says

   a succession certificate ... shall not be granted under this part with respect to any debt or security to which a right is required by section 212 or section 213 to be established by letters of administration or probate

2. District Judge

   A petition for a succession certificate goes to the District Judge, signed and verified like a plaint.

   s372(1), Succession Act 1925, read 28 October 2026.

   The text says

   Application for such a certificate shall be made to the District Judge by a petition signed and verified by or on behalf of the applicant in the manner prescribed by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

3. District Judge

   Ask the court office or a lawyer for the court fee and the papers the court wants.

   UNCONFIRMED

   The court fee and the papers depend on the Court Fees Act and court practice, which we have not read.

4. Lawyer

   If you are an overseas Pakistani and the property is in Islamabad or Punjab, ask a lawyer whether the special court must hear this.

   UNCONFIRMED

   The special court Acts send every matter with an overseas party to the special court. They do not say how that fits a succession petition. Ask a lawyer.

   s4(3), Establishment of Special Court (Overseas Pakistanis Property) Act 2024, read 28 October 2026.

   The text says

   all actions, disputes, petitions, suits, proceedings and matters connected therewith in which one or more of the parties are overseas Pakistanis, shall be heard and adjudicated exclusively by a special court.

3 more steps depend on where the property is. Choose Islamabad or Punjab above to see them.