Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; W.P(MD)No.20977 of 2025; decided 01.08.2025 by S.Srimathy J.; petitioner S.Alphonsal sought mandamus against District Sub Registrar of Birth and Death, Kanyakumari for civil death certificate of husband Salim Kumar missing over seven years; Section 21 Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969 held inapplicable absent conclusive proof of death; remedy is before civil court; writ petition dismissed, liberty granted, no costs. Keywords: civil death certificate, missing person, untraceable, Registrar, Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969, Kanyakumari, Vilavancode Taluk, mandamus dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to approach the civil court and seek her remedy; writ petition dismissed with no costs. ¶31