N.Selvi v. Greater Chennai Corporation
Case brief
What is this about?
Death certificate correction — writ of mandamus under Article 226 — Greater Chennai Corporation, Registrar of Birth and Death — deletion of second petitioner Shanthi's name and insertion of first petitioner N.Selvi as wife of deceased Veerapandiyan — consent of second petitioner — re-upload/re-issue of certificate Regn. No.D-2024:33-16549-002107 — Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital as second respondent — W.P.No.16804 of 2024 and W.M.P.No.18482 of 2024, decided 19.02.2025.
What did the court decide?
Prayer granted in terms of clause (i): first respondent directed to change the entry in the death certificate of Veerapandian (registration No.D-2024:33-16549-002107) by removing the second petitioner Shanthi's name and inserting the first petitioner N.Selvi's name in the husband/wife column and re-uploading/re-issuing the certificate; no order as to costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed.