# Gopinath vs The Tahsildar

Court: madras High Court
Date: 2026-07-13
Petitioner: Gopinath
Respondent: The Tahsildar

[Official PDF on madras High Court website](https://mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/index.php/casestatus/viewpdf/2090396)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

W.P(MD)No.19606 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 13.07.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI W.P(MD)No.19606 of 2026 and WMP (MD) No.14514 of 2026 Gopinath ... Petitioner Vs The Tahsildar, Keelakarai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned rejection of the petitioner's online application for issuance of Legal Heir Certificate in Application No. TN-7202604131439 dated 13.04.2026, quash the same as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently direct the respondent to issue a Legal Heir Certificate in favour of the petitioner and his brother in respect of their deceased father, Late Perumal, who died on 24.10.2023 within a stipulated time. For Petitioner : Mr. K.Muthuvai Ilayaraja For R1 : Ms.K.R.Shivashankari, Counsel for State 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 14/07/2026 02:47:18 pm ) W.P(MD)No.19606 of 2026 ORDER Assailing the rejection of the petitioner's online application for issuance of a Legal Heir Certificate in Application No. TN

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