IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 22ND JANUARY 2010 / 2ND MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 92 of 2010(J) ----------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- PONNIKUTTY, D/O.KORAN, KANAKKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, KATTOOR VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.PRATHAP PILLAI SRI.RAJAN VELLOTH SRI. SABU SREEDARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. TAHSILDAR, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, MUKUNDAPURAM. 2. VILLAGE OFFICER, KATTOOR VILLAGE, KATTOOR, IRINJALAKUDA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.92/2010-J ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 22nd day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has approached this Court seeking for a direction to the respondents to issue a Family Membership Certificate to the petitioner after conducting due enquiry. 2. It is pointed out that the petitioner is the sister of one Shri Velayudhan, who died on 01/01/1991. The wife of late Shri Velayudhan is no more. These are evidenced by Exts.P1 and P2 death certificates. They had no children and the parents of late Shri Velayudhan pre- deceased him. It is averred that late Shri Velayudhan had no brothers or other sisters living at the time of his death and the sole surviving member of his family is the petitioner. 3. The petitioner requires a Family Membership Certificate for availing a loan from the Co-operative Bank. Accordingly, Ext.P3 application was submitted along with Exts.P4 and P5 statements of two neighbours of deceased Shri Velayudhan. 4. The matter was brought to the notice of the first respondent by the second respondent by Ext.P6, and the first respondent by Ext.P7 endorsement directed the W.P.(C). No.92/2010 -:2:- petitioner to obtain a Succession Certificate. This endorsement is sought to be quashed in this writ petition. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that only if a Family Membership Certificate is issued, the petitioner will be able to get loan from the Co-operative Bank. 6. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted that only when an income certificate is sought for, normally the income earned by family members are shown against the names of each person and the only certificate that can be possibly issued herein is a Family Relationship Certificate. 7. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner will be satisfied if she is issued a Family Relationship Certificate. 8. In that view of the matter, the second respondent is directed to issue the Family Relationship Certificate, on the petitioner submitting a fresh application, after conducting due enquiries. The same will be issued within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the application. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE