Rajeswari v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19.06.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Rajeswari W/o.Ramanathan Petitioner Vs

1. The District Collector, Collector Office, Rajaji Salai, Fourth Floor, 62, Beach Rd, George Town, Chennai-600 001.

2.The Tahsildar, Amanjikarai Taluk, Chennai District.

3.Meenakshi Ramanathan D/o.Ramanathan 4.Saipreetha Ramanathan D/o.Ramanathan Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the second respondent herein to issue legal heir certificate to the petitioner for the deceased husband namely Ramanathan Subramanian, who died on 20.12.2018 by conducting enquiry based on the application made by the petitioner on 05.02.2025 within a stipulated time fixed by this Court. 1/4

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Venkatesh For Respondents : Mr.R.Neelakandan, Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.R.Murthi, Government Advocate [R1 & R2] *****

O R D E R

This writ petition has been filed seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the second respondent to issue legal heirship certificate to the petitioner on the demise of her husband, who died on 20.12.2018.

2. Heard Mr.R.Venkatesh, learned counsel for petitioner and Mr.R.Neelakandan, learned Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.R.Murthi, learned Government Advocate appearing for respondents 1 and 2.

3. The case of the petitioner is that she married one Ramanathan in the year 1990 and through the wedlock, there are two daughters. All of a sudden, in the year 2018, the petitioner's husband died in Canada. The death was also properly registered in Canada. On 05.02.2025, the petitioner submitted an online application before the 2/4

second respondent and sought for the legal heirship certificate. Since the same was not considered, the present writ petition has been filed before this Court.

4. On going through the records, it is seen that the names of petitioner and his two daughters/respondents 3 and 4 herein must be included in the legal heirship certificate. Hence, there shall be a direction to the second respondent to act upon the application submitted by the petitioner seeking for issuance of legal heirship certificate and issue the same, if it is otherwise in order within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

This writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. No costs.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J gm To

1. The District Collector, Collector Office, Rajaji Salai, Fourth Floor, 62, Beach Rd, George Town, Chennai-600 001.

2.The Tahsildar, Amanjikarai Taluk, Chennai District.

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