Cabinet approves law to obtain succession certificate directly from NADRA
Karachi, January 07, 2021 (PPI-OT): The Sindh government, keeping view the lengthy process of obtaining the letter of administration and succession certificates from the court, has decided to enact ‘Letters of Administration and Succession Certificate Bill-2020’ so that it could be obtained directly from NADRA. This decision was taken in the cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah here at CM House on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by all the provincial ministers, Advisor Law, chief secretary and chairman P and D.
The law department presented an item of enactment of law in respect of Letter of Administration and Succession certificate. Advisor law Murtaza Wahab briefing the cabinet said that presently the letter of administration and succession certificates were being issued under ‘Success Act 1925’ by the component courts having jurisdiction. As to obtain the administration and succession certificates from the court is a lengthy process, he said and added just to make it efficacious and speedy mechanism for facilitation aimed at curtailing fraud, forgery a law may be enacted as has been done by the federal government.