The Allahabad High Court ruled that requiring a security bond for issuing a succession certificate is not mandatory, with Justice Manish Kumar Nigam stating courts may waive it when the applicant is the sole beneficiary or heirs raise no objections.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that officials cannot insist on a succession certificate for compassionate appointments, holding that the policy clearly gives the deceased employee’s wife priority over other relatives. The Court said the brother has no preferential claim.
