P.Kuruvamma Vs the Commissioner — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

P.Kuruvamma Vs the Commissioner — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to submit supporting documents for name change and address change in the death certificate dated 22.06.2022 within two weeks of receipt of the order; first respondent to pass orders on the petitioner's representation dated 05.06.2025 on merits and in accordance with law within four weeks thereafter; no costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the first respondent (Commissioner, Sriperambudur Municipality) should be directed to consider and pass orders on the petitioner's representation dated 05.06.2025 seeking correction of the name and other particulars of her deceased husband (“N.Pencilaiah III”) in his death certificate dated 22.06.2022.

Court's answer

The petitioner was directed to submit supporting documents for name change and address change in the death certificate dated 22.06.2022 of her husband within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

Ratio / Principle

On receipt of such supporting documents from the petitioner, the first respondent was directed to pass orders on the petitioner's representation dated 05.06.2025 on merits and in accordance with law within a period of four weeks thereafter.

Key takeaways

With the above directions, the writ petition was disposed of; no costs were awarded.ratio¶¶38

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Mandamus – Death certificate – Correction of name – Petitioner (P.Kuruvamma) sought a direction to the Commissioner, Sriperambudur Municipality (R1) to consider her representation dated 05.06.2025 for changing the name and other particulars of her deceased husband, recorded in the death certificate dated 22.06.2022 (Regn. No.D-2022:33-4491-000125) as “Narayanan s/o.Narasimmaiah” instead of “N.Pencilaiah III”. Her husband, a Southern Railway employee retired on 31.03.2015, was mentally unstable, abandoned her in 2021, and died in the third respondent's old age home (M/s.Little Drops Old Age Home, Sriperambudur) on 25.05.2022. With consent of all counsels the petition was taken up for final disposal and disposed of: the petitioner was directed to submit supporting documents for name and address change within two weeks, and the first respondent was directed to pass orders on the representation dated 05.06.2025 on merits and in accordance with law within four weeks thereafter. No costs. (N. Mala, J.)

W.P.No.25139 of 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 10.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRs. JUSTICE N.MALA

W.P.No.25139 of 2025

P.Kuruvamma .. petitioner

vs

The Commissioner Sriperambudur Municipality Kancheepuram District. 2.The Inspector of Police K3 Ayanavaram Police Station Chennai – 600 023.

3.The Manager M/s.Little Drops Old Age Home Kundrathur Main Road Sriperambudur Kancheepuram – 602 105. … Respondents

Prayer : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent No.1 herein to consider and pass order based on the petitioner's representation dated 05.06.2025 for changing name and other particulars of the petitioner's deceased husband namely “N.Pencilaiah III” in the death certificate dated

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22.06.2022 issued by the respondent No.1 bearing registration No.D-

2022:33-4491-000125 and pass such further orders.

For Petitioner : Mr.B.M.Subash For Respondents : Dr.T.Seenivasan, SGP for R1. Mr.Subbiah, GA for R2.

O R D E R

This writ petition is filed for a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass order on the petitioner's representation dated 05.06.2025,

seeking name change and other particulars of the petitioner's deceased husband namely “N.Pencilaiah III” in the death certificate dated 22.06.2022, issued by the 1 st respondent.

2. The petitioner's husband deceased N.Pencilaiah III, retired from the

services of Southern Railway, on 31.03.2015. The petitioner states that her husband was mentally unstable and abandoned her during the year 2021. The petitioner was totally unaware of the whereabouts of her deceased husband, until recently, when she came to know that her husband died in the 3rd respondent's old age home, on 25.05.2022. The petitioner states that the 1st respondent issued the death certificate of her husband on 22.06.2022. The petitioner states that in the said death certificate the name of the petitioner's husband was wrongly entered as “Narayanan s/o.Narasimmaiah” 2/6

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instead of “N.Pencilaiah III”. Therefore, the petitioner submitted a representation to the first respondent on 05.06.2025, for rectifying her husband's name in the death certificate issued on 22.06.2022. Since, no action was taken on the petitioner's representation, she filed the present writ petition.

3. The learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the first respondent submitted that the petitioner may be directed to submit the supporting documents, enabling the 1 st respondent to consider the representation and pass orders.

4 . Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Special Government Pleader for first respondent and the learned Government Advocate for second respondent. With consent of all counsels, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal.

Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, this Court is inclined to issue the following directions :-

(i)The petitioner is directed to submit the supporting

documents for name change and address change in the

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death certificate dated 22.06.2022 of her husband within a

period of two weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

(ii)On receipt of such supporting documents from the

petitioner, the first respondent shall pass orders on the petitioner's representation dated 05.06.2025, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks, thereafter.

With the above directions, this writ petition is disposed of. No

costs.

10.07.2025

Speaking order / Non-speaking order Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No tsh

To

The Commissioner

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Sriperambudur Municipality Kancheepuram District.

2.The Inspector of Police K3 Ayanavaram Police Station Chennai – 600 023.

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N. MALA, J.

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