Ruby Simon v. The Tahsildar
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court quashed the Tahsildar's order rejecting a legal heir certificate application as a violative non-speaking order that ignored disclosed mother's details and denied a hearing, remanding it for fresh consideration.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order quashed; matter remanded for fresh consideration with fair hearing; final orders to be passed within 12 weeks.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 07.06.2022
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE
W.P.NO.3270 OF 2022 & W.M.P.NO.3404 OF 2022
Ruby Simon
... Petitioner
..Vs..
The Tahsildar Maduravoyal Taluk Ganesh Nagar Porur, Chennai 600 116
... Respondent
Cause title amended vide order dated 04.03.2022 made in WMP No.4662/2022.
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, praying to issue appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the respondent's order of the rejection dated 11.11.2021 of the legal heir application bearing application No.TN-7202109181952 dated 18.09.2021 submitted through "E Seva" online and quash the same as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent to issue the legal heir certificate of the petitioner's deceased husband S.I.D. Zion within a time frame as stipulated by this Hon'ble Court.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the rejection of the legal heir application violates the principles of natural justice and constitutes a non-speaking order.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Ruby Simon
- respondent
The Tahsildar Maduravoyal Taluk Ganesh Nagar Porur, Chennai 600 116
Coram
Abdul Qudhosse
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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