Certificate now mandatory for Goan widows selling property

MARGAO: Goan widows including those residing abroad and wanting to sell or gift their property or carry out mutation will be unable to go ahead with the process unless they possess a certificate allowing them to carry out the property transactions. Widows from the state residing abroad are likely to face more difficulty in obtaining the certificate, as they will be required to obtain the document from the Indian embassy or consulate in the country of their residence. This document will further need an attestation by the concerned district collector. The certificate allowing widows to proceed with land transactions is mandatorily required by the Goa government to register the widows’ land transactions in the sub registrar’s office. A circular dated October 4 in this respect, issued by under secretary, revenue, Sudin A Natu, states that the concerned deputy…
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