Requirement of documents for transmission of shares:
Where title to shares comes to vest in another person by operation of law, it is not necessary to execute and submit transfer deed. A simple application to the company by a legal representative along with the following necessary evidences is sufficient:—
(i) Certified copy of death certificate; (ii) Succession certificate; (iii) Probate; (iv) Specimen signature of the successor.
However, requirement of these certificates is not essential and depends on various circumstances of the case. Where a succession certificate has been granted in respect of shares, the company cannot insist on the production of probate or letters of administration; the certificate affords full indemnity to company. [Thenappa Chettiar v Indian Overseas Bank Ltd. (1943) 13 Comp Cas 202 (Mad)].
Since the transmission is by operation of law, neither consideration for transfer nor stamp duty is required on instruments for transmission.
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