Allowed
Leelabati Padhi Alias Dash v. Tahasildar,Soro
Orissa HCWP(C)/11728/2016
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court held that the Tahasildar's rejection of a Legal Heir Certificate application based on a professional marital dispute with a deceased husband who committed suicide is unsustainable. The Court found no evidence disputing the petitioner's widow status, ordered a de novo consideration, and directed issuance within eight weeks.
What did the court decide?
The matter remitted to the Tahasildar, Soro for de novo consideration with instruction to issue the Legal Heir Certificate in favour of the petitioner within eight weeks.