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ri.INo. 8/4/2011- VS (CRS) HRT TTT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA T TAT4 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS HRT & HERAUNZT @T TTfal4 #flania5 9HT, 4Rdhf wur-1_ R

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ri.INo. 8/4/2011- VS (CRS) HRT TTT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA T TAT4 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS HRT & HERAUNZT @T TTfal4 #flania5 9HT, 4Rdhf wur-1_ RTHgUT JA T$ faacft_ 110066 OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, INDIA V.S. Division, West Block -1, R.K. Puram, New Delhi _ 110066 Tele-fax: 26104012 E-mail drg-crs rgi@censusindia gov in th Dated 29 December , 2011 To The Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths All States / UTS Sub: Clarification regarding determination of place and date of death of a missing person. Please refer to this office letter n0. 1/12/87 VS (Cord HP) dated 07.09.2000 which was issued in respect of determination of place and date of death of a missing person, wherein, It was specified that under Section 108 of Indian Evidence Act 1872, a person who is unheard for more than seven years is presumed to be dead and said section does not speak about the date and place of death, the date and place of death of a missing person has to be determined by the competent Court 7 authority on the basis of oral and documentary evidence produced before the Court: However now a days, it has came to the notice of this office through various State Governments that the respective Courts are not mentioning the date and place of death of a missing person in its order which create problem in registration of death of the missing person. 2 In view of the above, this issue has been referred to the Union Ministry of Law & justice for their advice. The Ministry has adviced that The earliest date to which the death can be presumed can on ly be the date when the suit or claim of that right is filed as has been held in the matter of Jeshankar vs Bai Divali, reported in (1920) 22 Bom Lr 771. The issue has been made more clear on the point of date of death in the matter reported in AIR 1945 Madras

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2 · In view of the above, this issue has been referred to the Union Ministry of Law & justice for their advice. The Ministry has adviced that
3 · In view of the above , you arc therefore requested to circulate the contents of this letter to all the district and local level registration authorities to enable them to register the death of a missing person. This office may also be appraised about the action taken in this regard along with the copy of instructions issued to the registration functionaries.
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