Please receive the sealed cover for deposit under section 42 of the Registration Act, 1908 and issue the office acknowledgment prescribed by your procedure.
LEGAL BASIS
Punjab: Section 42 of the Registration Act, 1908 permits a testator or duly authorised agent to deposit the will in sealed cover with any Registrar; sections 43 to 46 govern custody, withdrawal and opening after death. The Registrar, Punjab registration department, receives the deposit. The current Punjab deposit fee and administrative processing period were not confirmed from the sources used. A Registrar-office refusal/administrative issue should be addressed through the Registration Act and departmental supervisory process; a specific statutory appeal section for refusal to accept a section 42 deposit was not confirmed.
Chandigarh: Sections 42 to 46 apply through the Registrar, UT Chandigarh. The current deposit fee and processing period were not confirmed. A specific statutory appeal section for refusal to accept a section 42 sealed-will deposit was not confirmed from the sources used.
PERSONAL DATA NOTICE
This notice is given under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
The purpose of collecting personal data in this will-deposit application is to identify the testator or authorised agent, mark the sealed will correctly and create the statutory custody record with the Registrar.
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.