R.Gowri v. the Health Officer
MADRAS HIGH COURT (Mohammed Shaffiq, J.) – WP No.25557 of 2026, decided 07-07-2026
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras HC, single judge (Mohammed Shaffiq J.), writ disposed 07-07-2026: mandamus to Health Officer, Corporation of Chennai Zone V to consider petitioner R.Gowri's representation dated 28.01.2024 to correct father's name ('Sundaram' to 'Narayanan') in death certificate Regn. No.D-2023.33-16603-004404 dt. 08.11.2023 (clerical error; husband died 08.11.2023). Correction to follow statutory route: Section 15 Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969 read with Rule 11 Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules 2000, with notice and hearing to petitioner and interested persons, within 4 weeks; no merits expressed; no costs. Search terms: death certificate name correction; clerical error; vital statistics amendment; Article 226 mandamus; representation pending; Corporation of Chennai.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 28.01.2024 on its own merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 read with Rule 11 of the Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2000, after notice and hearing, within four weeks; writ petition disposed of with no order as to costs.