Standing Order No. 1179/2025 of the Tourism Department, Government of Uttarakhand dated 19th July, 2025 on the administration of the estate of a deceased person [C1N-GF4]

Standing Order No. 1179/2025

GOVERNMENT OF UTTARAKHAND

Tourism Department, Government of Uttarakhand

Dehradun, dated the 19th July, 2025

STANDING ORDER

To

All Probation Officers,

Subject: The administration of the estate of a deceased person by executors of a will under the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024 (Uttarakhand Act 3 of 2024), the Tourism Department, Government of Uttarakhand hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the administration of the estate of a deceased person by executors of a will.

2. The matter has been examined. Every executor of a will carrying on the administration of the estate of a deceased person shall make an application in Form V to the Maintenance Tribunal within twenty-one days, accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees.

3. The Probation Officer shall ensure that succession certificate is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Maintenance Tribunal within twenty-one days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Tourism Department, Government of Uttarakhand.

(Secretary to Government)