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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 44587

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
D.Bharatha Chakravarthy, J
Reeda Pushpalatha – Appellant
Versus
Revenue Divisional Officer/Sub-Collector – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: D.Srinivasaraghavan
For the Respondents: S.Kameswaran

Table of Content
1. initiation of writ petition challenging an impugned administrative order regarding legal heir succession. (Para 1 , 2)
2. legal heir certificates are informational relationship documents and do not determine property inheritance rights; claimants must approach civil fora. (Para 3 , 5)

O R D E R

This writ petition is filed challenging the impugned order dated

31.03.2026.

2.A perusal thereof, it is the legal heirship certificate issued in favour of the third respondent.

3.This writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage without notice to the third respondent. In view of the nature of order that is passed, this court is not expressing any opinion on the claim made by the petitioner. In this case, it is the claim of the petitioner that the third respondent alone is not entitled to the property. As far as the legal heirship certificate is concerned, it is already held by this Court that it is nothing but a relationship certificate mentioning the relations that are mentioned in the Government Order. That by itself will not finally determine the inheritance or otherwise of the parties. It will always be open for the appropriate person who is claiming any share in th

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