Transfer of ownership of the vehicle on death of the registered owner

When the registered owner of a motor vehicle dies, the person succeeding to the possession of the vehicle has to intimate the death of the registered owner to the concerned Registering/
Additional Registering Authority within 30 days of the death of the registered owner. If this is done the person succeeding to the possession of the vehicle can use the vehcile for 3 months from the date of death of the registered owner, as if the vehicle was registered in his name. Application for transfer of ownership has to be submitted in form 31 (specimen of the form is furnished below) with the following documents.
i) Attested copy of the death certificate.
2) Legal heirship certifacate or succession ceritificte or certificate of administration.
3) Consent letter signed before a notary public, by all the other legal heirs expressing their no
objection to transfer the ownership of the vehicle to the person succeeding to the
possession of the vehicle.
4) Receipt of the required fee paid at the concerned office.

On receiving the application, the concerned Registering/Additional Registering Authority will summon the applicant to appeat for a personel hearing with originals of all the documets submitted. After personal hearing and after verifying the originals of the documets produced, transfer of ownership will be effected immediatily and the records will be sent to the applicant under certificate of posting.

FORM 31

[See Rule 56(2)]

APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON SUCCEEDING TO THE POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE

        (To be made in duplicate if the vehicle is held under an agreement of hire purchase/lease/hypothecation agreement and the duplicate copy with an endorsement of the Registering Authority to be returned to the financier simultaneously on making the entry of Transfer of ownership in the Certificate of Registration and Office records in form 24) 

To

The Registering Authority,

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1.Vehicle Registration No.

   Make and model

  Chassis No.

  Engine No.

  Type of vehicle

2.Name of the deceased registered owner

3. Name and address of the person succeeding

    to the possession of the vehicle                                      ......................................................

    Son/wife/daughter of                                                     ..............................................

    Full postal address (proof of address to be enclosed)     .............................................

                                                                                        ................................................

                                                                                        ................................................

4. Relationship with the deceased registered owner           .................................................

5. Proof of his succession                                                 .................................................

        Certificate of registration is enclosed herewith.Kindly transfer the ownership of the vehicle in my name.

Date:...............                                                                                                Signature of the applicant

CONSENT OF THE FINANCIER IN THE CASE OF MOTOR VEHICLE HELD UNDER ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS

 I/We being a party of an agreement of hire-purchase/ lease / hepothecation in respect of the motor vehicle specified above, consent to the transfer of ownership of the said motor vehicle in the name of the applicant named above, with whom I/We have entered into an agreement of Hire-purchase/ lease / hypothecation.

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(Full name and address of financier)                                                            Signature of the Financier 

                                                                                                                  Date................................

                                                          OFFICE ENDORSEMENT

Ref.Number..................................................Office of the ....................................................................

   The transfer of ownership of Motor Vehicle under continuation of an endorsement of hire-purchase / lease / hypothecation agreement had been recorded with effect from ...................................... in the certificate of registration of the vehicle and the registration record in this office in Form 24.

Date.........................                                                                           Signature of the registering Authority

*Strike out whichever is in applicable

To........................................................

The Financier.........................................................

                        ( To be sent by registered post acknowledgement due)

   Specimen signature of the Financier                                    Specimen Signature of the Registered Owner

1....................................................                                      1.........................................................

2.......................................................                                   2..........................................................