Dismissed
Elsa Vasantha v. The District Collector
Madras HCWP/10247/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The petitioner, claiming to be an adopted daughter with an unregistered adoption, sought a legal heirship certificate via a writ mandamus. The court held the writ petition is not maintainable as the Civil Court has exclusive jurisdiction to test the validity of adoption.
What did the court decide?
The Writ Petition was dismissed as not maintainable. It was open to the petitioner to move the appropriate Civil Court.