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Vehicle Transfer after the Owner's Death (Heir's Affidavit and Other Heirs' NOC)

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The vehicle
The registered owner who died
You and the other heirs
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The vehicle

Which RTO office will receive the papers?Needed

For example: Registering and Licensing Authority, Chandigarh

What is the vehicle registration number?Needed

For example: CH 01 AB 1234

What are the make and model of the vehicle?Needed

For example: Maruti Suzuki Swift, 2019

What is the chassis number, as on the registration certificate?Needed

For example: MA3XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

What is the engine number, as on the registration certificate?Needed

For example: K12MXXXXXXX

Is the vehicle under a loan?Needed

The vehicle is not under any loan or hypothecation.The vehicle is under a loan or hypothecation.The loan has been paid off, and the lender's NOC or hypothecation termination is enclosed.

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VEHICLE TRANSFER AFTER THE OWNER'S DEATH

Heir's affidavit and other heirs' no-objection, to go with the application for transfer of ownership on the death of the registered owner (Form 31)

To the Registering Authority: __________

AFFIDAVIT OF THE HEIR

4. The transfer. I ask that the registration of the vehicle be transferred into my name on Form 31, which I file with this affidavit.

5. The loan. __________

6. No dispute. To my knowledge no case or dispute about the ownership of the vehicle is pending anywhere, and the vehicle has not been sold, gifted or handed to any other person since the death.

7. My undertaking. If any other person later shows a better right to the vehicle, I will answer for it and will keep the Registering Authority free from any claim made because it transferred the registration to me.

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LEGAL BASIS

Punjab: The registration of a motor vehicle on the death of its registered owner is dealt with under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. The person who acquires the vehicle on the owner's death applies to the Registering Authority on Form 31 to have the registration transferred into their name, and the Authority tells the applicant which papers and fee it needs. This affidavit and the no-objection are supporting papers: they do not themselves decide who inherits the vehicle, which follows the succession law of the owner (for a Hindu, the Hindu Succession Act, 1956; other communities follow their own law). The Registering Authority of the district decides the application, and an applicant who is not satisfied can go to the appellate authority named under the Act or to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. A dispute among the heirs about the vehicle is decided by the civil court.

Chandigarh: The Registering and Licensing Authority, Chandigarh receives Form 31 for a vehicle registered in the Union Territory, under the same Act and Rules. The affidavit and the no-objection are supporting papers in the same way. An applicant who is not satisfied can go to the appellate authority named under the Act or to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. A dispute among the heirs about the vehicle is decided by the civil court at Chandigarh.

PERSONAL DATA NOTICE

This notice is given under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

The purpose of collecting personal data in this Vehicle Transfer after the Owner's Death (Heir's Affidavit and Other Heirs' NOC) is to identify the registered owner who died, the vehicle, the heir and the other heirs, record the affidavit and the no-objection, and support the transfer of the registration.

If the matter does not proceed, the personal data will be retained for 90 days and then erased. If the matter proceeds, the record will be retained for the matter plus 12 months, except where a statute requires a longer named retention period.

Data minimisation: this document does not collect a full Aadhaar number, an Aadhaar-card copy, a password or bank credentials.

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