Jeyalakshmi v. The District Revenue Officer

ORDER The present writ petition has been filed seeking to quash the order passed by the third respondent, wherein, the request of the writ petitioner for issuance of a legal heirship certificate for the death of her husband has been rejected.

¶2A perusal of the impugned order reveals that the deceased, namely, Ganeshan, had two wives and that there were rival claims. On the said ground, the application for issuance of a legal heirship certificate was rejected.

¶3The learned counsel appearing on either side submitted that the fifth respondent herein is the first wife of the deceased Ganeshan and after the death of the said Ganeshan, she has got remarried to one Krishnan. Through the first marriage, the sixth respondent was born. It is also submitted by either side that the said Ganeshan got married to the writ petitioner as his second wife and through him, a son by name, Saravanan and daughter by name, Sangeetha were born. The parties have also admitted that the deceased Ganesan was survived by his mother, Rakkammal.

¶4According to the learned counsel appearing on either side, excluding the name of Murugeshwari, they have agreed to incorporate the names of Pandimeenal, Jeya Lakshmi, Saravanan, Sangeetha and Rakkammal as the legal heirs of the deceased Ganeshan and they have also entered into an agreement on

10.10.2025.

¶5In view of the above said facts, the order impugned in this writ petition is set aside and the matter is remanded back to the file of the third respondent and the third respondent is directed to conduct an enquiry and hear all the legal heirs and thereafter, pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law. The said exercise shall be completed within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

¶6With the above said deliberations, the writ petition stands disposed of. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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1.The District Revenue Officer, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tenkasi, Tenkasi District.

3.The Tahsildar, Sivagiri Taluk, Tenkasi District.

4.The Revenue Inspector, Sivagiri Taluk, Tenkasi District.

R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J. TSG

02.02.2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 02.02.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR and W.M.P.(MD).No.25271 of 2025 Jeyalakshmi ...Petitioner Vs 1.The District Revenue Officer, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi. 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tenkasi, Tenkasi District. 3.The Tahsildar, Sivagiri Taluk, Tenkasi District. 4.The Revenue Inspector, Sivagiri Taluk, Tenkasi District. 5.Murugeshwari 6.Pandi Meenal ...Respondents (Respondent Nos.3 and 4 are amended vie Court Order dated 05.01.2026 in W.M.P.(MD).No.28390 of 2025 in W.P.(MD).No.32131 of 2025) (Respondent Nos.5 and 6 are impleaded vide Court Order dated 05.01.2026 in W.M.P.(MD).No.28389 of 2025 in W.P.(MD).No.32131 of 2025) PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the order passed by the third respondent in the Legal Heir Certificate Application No.TN-720250701487, dated 01.07.2025 and quash the same and direct the respondents to issue the Legal Heirship Certificate to the petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Jagadeeshwaran For R-1 to R-4 : Mrs.D.Farjana Ghoushia, Special Government Pleader