Refund for deceased person sent to closed bank account

[Saurabh Sharma]

Hi all, my father passed away last year and my mother filed his IT return as legal heir. His refund has been sent to his bank account that was already closed following his demise. Could someone please advise how to get this money credited to my mother's bank account. Thank you.

[NISHANT SHAH]

Kindly Register as Legal heir (Mother) of Deceased (Father) and follow below process.

Link is provided below;

https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/help/RegisterasLegalHeirUserManual

AI Summary

Legal heir registration required to recover a tax refund sent to a closed bank account and obtain credit to heir's account.
The operative remedy is to complete Legal Heir registration with the tax authority and follow the tax portal's refund-recovery procedure so the legal heir can obtain credit of the refund to her bank account.