BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.11.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Sangaiah ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sivagangai Division.

2.The Tahsildar /

Registrar of Births & Deaths, Kalaiyarkovil Taluk, Sivagangai District. ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned proceedings issued by the first respondent vide O.Mu.A5/4844/25 dated 28.08.2025 and quash the same as illegal and also direct the respondents to issue death certificate of the Petitioners grandmother Karuvakkal W/o. Muththaiah, who passed away on 03.12.1957 within a time frame fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Ms.M.P.Roniga For Respondents : Mr.S.Kameswaran Government Advocate

ORDER

Heard both sides.

2.The writ petitioner's grandmother Karuvakkal passed away on

03.12.1957 and her grandfather passed away on 11.07.1969. Their deaths were not registered. Therefore, the petitioner is not in a position to obtain their death certificate. Hence, she approached the first respondent for registration. The firs