JUDGMENT

Dated this the 2nd day of February, 2022 S.Manikumar, C.J.

The appeal is filed by the petitioner in W.P.(C)No.4159 of

2021, challenging the judgment of the writ court dated 02.11.2021 whereby the following reliefs sought for by the petitioner were declined and the writ petition was dismissed.

“i) Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding second respondent to issue death certificate to the petitioner in respect of death of petitioner’s father, Late P.I.George.

ii) Issue appropriate writ or order declaring that the stand taken by the second respondent to produce an order of civil court declaring the civil death of petitioner's father for granting death certificate is illegal and unjust, considering the findings and observations in Exhibit P2.”

2. Brief material facts for the disposal of the appeal are as follows:

Appellant has sought for a direction to the Registrar of Births and Deaths – the 2nd respondent herein, to issue a death certificate of appellant’s father Mr.P.I.George, who is missing since 10.03.2007 onwards. According to the appellant, there is no information about his father from 10.09.2007 and his whereabouts are not known and