The court emphasized the importance of timely issuance of legal heirship certificates by authorities.

JUDGMENT

Petitioners allege that they had applied for a legal heirship certificate of deceased Sri.Ravi Varma Thamban, who died on

16.07.2024.

2. According to the petitioners, despite submitting Ext.P2 as early as on November 2024, the 3^rd respondent has not initiated any steps to issue the legal heirship certificate. It was also submitted that the 5^th respondent has issued a certificate, identifying the petitioners as legal heirs while the 4^th respondent had issued a surviving family membership certificate, which are produced as Ext.P4 and Ext.P5 respectively.

3. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader, I am of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction.

4. Since Ext.P2 application for issuance of the legal heirship certificate filed by the petitioners are pending consideration, there will be a direction to the 3^rd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on the said application as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within an outer period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

Petitioners shall produce copy of the writ petition as well as a copy of the judgment before the 3^rd respondent for due compliance.

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