Ganapathi Ramu Hegde, 59 yrs., R/o. Mugva, Honnavar, Tq-Honnavar, U.K. vs Registrar of Birth and Death Tahasildar Honavar — 415/2025

Summary The Principal Civil Judge of Honnavara granted a petition under Section 13(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, to register the death of Girija Ram Hegde (deceased on 19-10-1995) in the vital statistics records. The court found that the death had not been previously registered despite the applicants' repeated requests to the registrar, and ordered the respondent (Registrar) to register the death and issue a death certificate upon payment of required fees. The court determined that granting the petition would cause no prejudice to any party and was necessary for the applicants' legitimate needs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.