Government Order No. 3580/2025/HD of the Home Department, Government of Uttarakhand dated 27th May, 2025 on the administration of the estate of a deceased person [N16-92B]

No. 3580/2025/HD

GOVERNMENT OF UTTARAKHAND

Home Department, Government of Uttarakhand

Dehradun, dated the 27th May, 2025

GOVERNMENT ORDER

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

1. In the circumstances reported by the Registrar of Marriages, the Government of Uttarakhand, after careful examination, hereby orders that every executor of a will carrying on the administration of the estate of a deceased person shall furnish Form VII to the District Court within fourteen days.

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 VII to the District Court within fourteen days, accompanied by a fee of fifty rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the administration of the estate of a deceased person is undertaken, and the District Court shall dispose of it within fourteen days of its receipt.

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

(Secretary to Government)