N. Narasammal vs The Tahsildar — 969/2023

The District Munsif Court in Pallavaram allowed the plaintiffs' suit seeking declaration of civil death for V. Munusamy, who disappeared on 23.09.2012 and remained untraceable for over 11 years. Applying Section 107 of the Indian Evidence Act (presumption of death after 7 years absence), the court found the plaintiffs—his wife and four children—had sufficiently proved their case through FIR registration, newspaper publication, and testimony, while defendants failed to rebut the presumption with any evidence. The suit was decreed declaring V. Munusamy civilly dead as of the suit filing date, enabling the family to manage his property. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.