ORDER :

The relief sought in the present writ petitions is to quash the respective proceedings issued by the respondent in Na.Ka.No.A2/1496/19 dated 04.11.2019 and Na.Ka.No.EII/404/2021 dated 20.07.2021 and consequently, direct the respondent to issue legal heirship certificate of the petitioner's deceased sister Vasumathi and deceased brother Rajagopal.

2. According to the petitioner, his parents had 5 children viz., (i) Rajagopal (ii) Ranganathan (petitioner) (iii) Mrs.Sulochana (iv) Raghunathan and (v) Vasumathi, out of which, the said Rajagopal and Vasumathi were unmarried. The petitioner's sister Vasumathi died intestate on 14.06.2019 and their parents pre-deceased her. While so, the petitioner's brother Rajagopal made an application dated 07.08.2019 to the respondent, requesting to issue the legal heirship certificate of his deceased sister Vasumathi. However, vide proceedings in Na.Ka.No.A2/1496/19 dated 04.11.2019, which is impugned in WP.No.17980 of 2021, the respondent rejected the said application, on the ground that the applicant is not a direct legal heir of the deceased; and as per the Circular No.9/2019, R.C.No.RA5(3)/180/2017, dated 24.09.2019, issued by the Additiona