Rajendra Keru Raut vs B.D.O. Advocate - None — 60/2022

Summary: The court disposed of the application seeking to register the death of the applicant's grandmother under Section 13(3) of the Registration of Birth and Death Act, 1969, finding it has lost jurisdiction. The court held that an October 2023 amendment to Section 13, which shifted authority to issue such directions from the Judicial Magistrate to the District Magistrate/Sub-divisional Magistrate/Executive Magistrate, has retrospective effect based on the principle that forum-shifting amendments apply retroactively. The applicant was directed to file a fresh application before the competent authority under the amended provisions. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.