01/09/2026
Your family may have the legal right to inherit your digital assets, but that does not always mean they will automatically get access.
In this Reel, I explain how crypto, social media accounts, cloud data, monetised channels and other digital assets may be dealt with after death, when courts can help, and why Letters of Administration, declaration and mandatory injunction may become relevant in appropriate cases.
A crucial point: if the private key or seed phrase of a self-custody crypto wallet is permanently lost, even a court order may not restore access.
Read the detailed article on Legal Bites:
https://www.legalbites.in/cyber-law/digital-inheritance-in-india-who-gets-your-crypto-cloud-data-and-online-accounts-after-death-1352302
