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M. A. ABDUL HAKHIM
Snehaprabha K. @ K. S. Prabha D/o Chathukutty – Appellant
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Tahsildar, Thalassery – Respondent
1. The petitioners are claiming that they are the legal heirs of one Sri. V.M. Jayadevan, who died on 31.03.2006.
2. According to the petitioners, the land belonging to the said Sri. V.M. Jayadevan was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act and they require Legal Heirship Certificate for getting payment of the compensation amount from the land acquisition authorities as his legal heirs. They made a Request to the Respondent No. 1 to issue a Legal Heirship Certificate of Late Sri. V.M. Jayadevan, but the same was turned down by Ext.P6 order holding that the authority to issue Legal Heirship Certificate of Late Sri. V.M. Jayadevan is the Revenue Authorities in Mahe, the place where Sri. V.M. Jayadevan had resided and was dead. The petitioners have filed this writ petition challenging Ext.P6 and seeking direction to the respondents to issue Legal Heirship Certificate of the said late V.M. Jayadevan.
3. The Respondent No. 1 filed a Statement opposing the prayers in the writ petition and reiterating the reasons stated in Ext.P6.
4. Ext.P1 Death Certificate shows that the Sri. V.M. Jayadevan died at Kottupalayam within the Municipality of Oulgaret of Union Territory of Pondicherry.
5. The
Legal heir certificate - There cannot be any issuance of a Legal Heir-ship Certificate to deal with an immovable property.
Legal heirship certificates cannot be issued for claims exceeding ₹5,000 when disputes among heirs exist; certification must align with applicable laws and guidelines.
An applicant denied a legal heirship certificate by administrative authorities due to estate value thresholds may withdraw the writ petition to seek a declaration of heirship from a competent civil c....
Revenue authorities must conduct an inquiry and issue a Legal Heirship Certificate if there is no dispute between claimants, even in cases of multiple marriages, unless a legal conflict necessitates ....
A legal heir certificate issued by revenue authorities is merely a relationship certificate and does not determine inheritance or property ownership, which remains the exclusive domain of civil court....
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