1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 14.02.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.SASIDHARAN W.P.(MD)No.103 of 2011 K.N.Mary : Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector, Tiruchirapalli. 2.The Tahsildar, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruchirapalli District. 3.The Village Administrative Officer, K.Abishekapuram, Trichy Division, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruchirapalli District. : Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned order dated nil passed by the third respondent and quash the same and consequently, direct the second and third respondents to issue legal heir certificate. For Petitioner : Mr.S.M.S.Johnny Basha For Respondents : Mr.K.A.Nandagopan Additional Government Pleader ******** ORDER ****** The petitioner challenges the proceedings dated nil on the file of the third respondent and seeks a consequential direction to the respondents 2 and 3 to issue legal heir certificate. 2. The petitioner is a widow of Mr.Kuralventhan. Her marriage took place on 04.06.1973. The petitioner along with her family were residing at Srilanka. While so, Mr.Kuralventhan died on 04.12.1997. The death was registered before the Additional District Registrar, Colombo, as evident from the death certificate dated 26.03.2009. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3. The petitioner made an application for legal heir certificate before the second respondent. The said application was forwarded to the Revenue Inspector, Trichy. The application was re-directed to the Village Administrative Officer, the third responent herein, for appropriate enquiry. The third respondent, on a consideration of the enquiry report, directed the petitioner to obtain the legal heir certificate from Srilanka. Feeling aggrieved, the petitioner is before this Court. 4. The second respondent has filed a counter, wherein it was indicated that the petitioner was called upon to submit the documents to substantiate her right. However, without attending the enquiry, the petitioner filed the Writ Petition. 5. The counter-affidavit filed by the second respondent proceeds as if the application was not disposed of. According to the second respondent, the petitioner has to submit the documents to substantiate her claim. Therefore, I am of the view that the petitioner should be permitted to approach the second respondent with the necessary documents. It is made clear that in the event of the petitioner submitting the documents as directed by the second respondent, appropriate orders should be passed in her application for legal heir certificate as expeditiously as possible and in any case, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. The Writ Petition is disposed of with the above direction. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(C.O) /True Copy/ Sub-Assistant Registrar To 1.The District Collector, Tiruchirapalli. 2.The Tahsildar, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruchirapalli District. 3.The Village Administrative Officer, K.Abishekapuram, Trichy Division, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruchirapalli District. +One CC to Mr.S.M.S.Johnny Basha, Advocate, SR.No.8678 +One Cc to The Spl. Govt. Pleader, SR.No.8831 SML rl/6c – 8.3.2011 Order made in W.P.(MD)No.103 of 2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/