Succession certificate for royalty from iprs

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Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

08 September 2014 Hi,

My father was a writer and member of "The Indian Performing Right Society Limited" Mumbai. There was a nominal royalty amount (2-3000/month) that he use to get for his work submitted with the organization. The money should be given to legal heirs after his death and its a life long process. After his death when my mother (who is also a member of IPRS) approached IPRS they are insisting on succession certificate to do the same. We have multiple proofs to establish she is my father's wife and I really do not understand the need for succession certificate here because the monery involved is very low. More than monetary benefit it is matter of emotions and that is why I want the royalty money. Please suggest if IPRS is correct in asking for succession certificate and if there is a easy way to get this done.

Thanks

Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

25 January 2016 Would appreciate if someone can reply to the query above.