R.Sivasankaran v. the District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, W.P.No.12065 of 2025, decided 04.04.2025 by D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J. Writ of Mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of legal heir certificate / legal heirship certificate by the Tahsildhar, Oulgaret Taluk, Puducherry District, for deceased father Ramalingam, naming petitioner R.Sivasankaran and deceased mother Smt.Vijayalakshmi as legal heirs; application kept pending; petitioner appeared on 04.03.2025 and submitted forms; petition disposed with direction to the second respondent to pass final orders within four weeks of the petitioner's appearance; web copy sufficient; no costs. Advocates: A. Gouthaman for petitioner; R. Sreedhar, Additional Government Pleader (Puducherry), for respondents 1 and 2.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of on agreed terms: petitioner to appear before the second respondent with a web copy of the order and submit required documents/forms; second respondent to consider and pass final orders within four weeks of the petitioner's appearance; parties permitted to act on the web copy without certified copy; no costs.