Gangamma W/o Late Eeranna, Age 77yrs, R/o Mattimud village, Tq.Kalagi. vs The Registrar Birth and Death Tahasildar Office Kalgi — 2557/2025

Case Summary: Crl.Misc.No.2557/2025 Court Decision: The petition was allowed. The court directed the Tahasildar Office Kalagi to register the death of Eranna S/o Ganganna, who died on 16.05.2018, upon payment of the requisite penalty. Key Reasoning: The court found that petitioners failed to register the death within statutory timeframes due to legal ignorance. With no opposing evidence from respondent authorities or family members despite newspaper publication notice, and documentary evidence confirming the death, the court was satisfied that late registration was justified under Section 13(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.