SHRUTHI HOSURA D/O ANANTHAPPA JAINAR vs The Tahasildar The Registrar of Birth and Death Taluk Office Honnali Taluk Davanagere District — 83/2026

Case Summary Shruthi Hosura D/o Ananthappa Jainar v. The Tahasildar, Registrar of Birth and Death, Honnali (Criminal Miscellaneous No. 83/2026) The court allowed the petitioner's petition under Section 13(3) of the Registration of Birth and Deaths Act, 1969, directing the respondent to register and issue a death certificate for the petitioner's mother, Smt. Shreelatha D/o Vejendraiah, who died on 12.07.2008 but was never officially registered. The court accepted the petitioner's unchallenged testimony and supporting documents (genealogical tree, Aadhar card, village accountant report, and newspaper publication) as sufficient evidence of the death, noting the failure to report was bona fide and caused no prejudice to the respondent. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.