Madras High CourtWP/5188/2024disposed of

Lakshmi Prabha v. The Tahsildar

2025-07-21Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 21-07-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH

1. Lakshmi Prabha W/o. Gopinath 2.S.Karthikeyan S/o. Sivaramakrishnan Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Tahsildar Avadi Taluk, Thiruvallur District Respondent(s) PRAYER Calling for the records of the respondent dated 29.08.2023, 12.09.2023 and 20.09.2023 in Ref. No. REV- 114 (legal heir certificate) and quash the same and consequently direct the respondent to issue a legal heir certificate to the petitioners as per their application.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr.E.Vijayakumar For Respondent(s):

Mr.R.Neelakandan Additional Advocate General

asst by Mr.G.Velu Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned proceedings of the respondent dated 29.08.2023, 12.09.2023 and 20.09.2023, and for a consequential direction to the respondent to issue a legal heirship certificate to the petitioner.

2. Heard Mr.E.Vijayakumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.R.Neelakandan, learned Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.G.Velu, learned Additional Government Pleader.

3. The case of the petitioners is that their brother Ram Prabhakar died as a bachelor on 05.06.2023, and at the time of his demise, he was living in his apartment at Paleripattu,, Avadi Taluk, Thiruvallur District. The petitioners are the legal heirs of the deceased. Hence, they have applied for a legal heirship certificate on 29.08.2023. The said application was rejected based on the report of the Village Administrative Officer stating that the petitioners are living in Ambattur Taluk and No Objection Certificate was not produced.

4. If the petitioners want to get the legal heirship certificate without any hassle, they can get the No Objection Certificate from the respondent and they

can produce the same before the Tahsildar within the jurisdiction where they are residing. The concerned jurisdictional Tahsildar can thereafter issue the legal heirship certificate since both the petitioners claim to be Class 2 legal heirs of the deceased.

5. In view of the above, there shall be a direction to the respondent to issue a No Objection Certificate to the petitioners within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the same, it is left open to the petitioners to submit the application before the jurisdictional Tahsildar where they are residing and get the legal heirship certificate in their name.

6. With the above direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions, if any, are closed. 21-07-2025 gd Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes

To 1.The Tahsildar Avadi Taluk, Thiruvallur District

N.ANAND VENKATESH J.

gd 21-07-2025