Single-wife petitioner filed a writ petition for a widow certificate. The Court, noting that the petitioner was the second wife while the first wife survived, found no merit in the petition and dismissed it without costs.
The writ petition seeking issuance of a widow certificate and quashing of the rejection order is dismissed.
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W.P(MD)No.4588 of 2020
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 04.03.2020
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN
W.P(MD)No.4588 of 2020
and W.M.P(MD)No.3945 of 2020
A.Panchavarnam
... Petitioner
Vs.
The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sivagangai, Sivagangai District. ... Respondent
PRAYER : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, direct the respondent to call for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the respondent in Application No.TN1620190829183, quash the same and direct the respondent to issue widow certificate to the petitioner, as per the online representation of the petitioner dated 29.08.2019.
For Petitioner : Mr.N.Madhava Govindan
For Respondent : Mrs.J.Padmavathi Devi, Special Government Pleader
O R D E R
By consent of both parties, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself.
2.The application has been filed seeking widow certificate to the petitioner. The application was made online on 29.08.2019 by the petitioner. The petitioner herein, A.Panchavarnam, is the second wife of the deceased Alagarsamy. Alagarsamy already had a wife. She is still alive. It is for that reason, the application given by the petitioner was rejected. The Court cannot recognise a second wife, when the first wife is alive. I find no merits in this writ petition.
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3.Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/ASSISTANT REGISTRAR()
TRUE COPY
/ /2020 SUB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(CS)
rm To The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sivagangai, Sivagangai District.
+1 CC to M/s.N.MADHAVA GOVINDAN, Advocate ( SR-10050[F] dated 04/03/2020 )
+1 CC to M/s.SPL.GP ( SR-10191[F] dated 05/03/2020 )
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MKB(16.03.2020)/2P/4C
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should intervene to issue a widow certificate when the petitioner is the second wife of a deceased man while his first wife is still alive.
A.Panchavarnam
The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sivagangai
C.V. Karthikeyan
As recorded by the court registry
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