ahmedabad after almost eight years the state revenue department has allowed talatis village level revenue officials to issue legal heir certificates pedhinama to families involved in the division of properties like apartments bungalows or commercial real estate apart from land a circular was issued by the revenue department along with guidelines earlier this week after the talati issues this certificate and the mamlatdar ratifies it the local district court issues a succession certificate since 2014 the revenue department has allowed talatis to issue legal heir certificates only in case of agricultural or nonagricultural land in 2014 the government withdrew their authority said a senior revenue department official the official also added that on may 14 the state government for the first time issued guidelines to prepare legal heir certificates involving only agricultural and nonagricultural land or plots prior to 2014 there were no guidelines on legal heir certificates involving land or built properties added the revenue official revenue department section officer va chauhan has also clarified in the latest circular issued on september 20 that in case a property owner dies at any place in gujarat other than his place of permanent residence then his family members can apply for legal heir certificates before any talati that is either at the owners place of stay or the owners native place or permanent addressthe third impediment that the revenue department has removed is the mandatory filing of an affidavit before the talati while applying for legal heir certificates a simple selfattested application is enough said the revenue department circular this is the first time that the revenue department has issued detailed guidelines for talati mantris