The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad has dismissed a writ petition seeking a mandamus to command the Registrar (Birth-Death), Nagar Nigam, Varanasi to issue a death certificate without obtaining a mandatory statutory order from the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) for delayed registration. The Division Bench, consisting of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Vivek Saran, held
Delayed Death Registration Mandatorily Requires SDM Order; Bypassing Statutory Route ‘Would Amount To Extinguishing The Existence Of A Person’: Allahabad HC
