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2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 66060

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N. Anand Venkatesh, J
S. Rajkumar – Appellant
Versus
The Tahsildar Office Of The Tahsildar, Pappireddipatti Taluk, Dharmapuri District – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:Mr.S.Prabakaran Senior Advocate for Mr.MA.Gouthaman
For the Respondents:Mr.G.Velu Additional Government Pleader for R1&2, Mr.V.Meganathan Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for R3

Table of Content
1. petition for legal heir certificate. (Para 1)
2. court's directions on procedural matters. (Para 2)
3. father's prolonged absence justifies legal actions. (Para 3 , 4)
4. jurisdiction of authority to declare civil death. (Para 5)
5. only civil court can declare civil death. (Para 6)

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed for the issue of a writ of mandamus directing the 1st respondent to deal with the representation made by the petitioner on 24.06.2025, wherein the petitioner is seeking for issuance of legal heirship certificate of Mr.P.Sakkarai.

2. Heard Mr.S.Prabakaran, learned Senior Advocate for Mr.M.A.Gouthaman, appearing for the petitioner and Mr.G.Velu, learned Additional Government Pleader for the 1st and 2nd respondents and Mr.V.Meganathan, learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) for the 3rd respondent.

3. The case of the petitioner is that he is the son of Mr.P.Sakkarai. The petitioner's father went missing on 19.07.2000 and thereafter, he has not been seen or heard by any member of the family or the community. A complaint was also given before the A.Pallipatti Police Station, Dharmapuri District and the complaint was taken on file in CSR.No.82 of 2019. Th

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