How to get my father's death certificate who is missing from 17 years?

683 votes

A person missing or absconding or not be known of his whereabouts for more than 7 years continuously is deemed to be dead in our law. But that has to be declared by the jurisdictional Civil Court. It would have been good if you had lodged a police complaint to prove the lapse of over 7 years till date. Anyways, since you have other eye witnesses, please file a Declaration case in the Civil Court and first get your father declared dead and after that the natural laws of succession applies wherein you and your mother will be equally entitled to inherit if the father's property is his self acquired property.

Advocate Pradeep Kumar Bharadwaj LawRato

741 votes

Now file a complaint naratting facts what happened take paper publication in national newspaper later approach now availibility certificate from concerned corporation, municipal, gram panchayat later file case and obtain certificate direction from court

Advocate Nagesh B L LawRato

737 votes

File your report with the Births n deaths registrar
He may conduct inquiry
Then give evidence of your mother and elderly close relatives to the effect that your father's wherabouts are not known for over 17 years
Then registrar may issue the death certificate after recording the fact of presumed death of your father

Advocate Prof V Narayana Swamy LawRato