Court Refuses Death Certificate Issuance Based on Councilor Certificate and Self-Declaration: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has refused to direct the Nagar Nigam, Varanasi to issue a death certificate merely on the basis of a councilor’s certification or a self-declaration, observing that statutory procedure under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act cannot be bypassed. Dismissing the petition, the Court said, “…. any direction straight away to … Read more