JUDGMENT

Dated this the 24th day of September 2020

The petitioner who is a Senior Citizen is aggrieved by

Ext.P14 letter of the Tahsildar by which petitioner's Power of Attorney holder is informed that her application for legal heirship certificate can be processed further only on receipt of death certificate of her son and also the documents relating to residence.

2. The petitioner's son Pradeep Panicker died on

29.01.2019 at California. Petitioner submits that she is the only legal heir of her deceased son, in Class-I in the Schedule of the Hindu Succession Act. She requires a legal heirship certificate for producing before the Cherthala Municipality. It is stated that a commercial building is constructed in the property in Cherthala Municipality which was originally in the name of her deceased husband. It is stated that on the death of her husband it devolved on her and on her three children including deceased Pradeep Panicker. Municipality had insisted production of legal heirship certificate in respect of her son when petitioner approached it for getting the door numbers in the building split up. It is stated that on the