Brough Dead need Death certificate
1 year ago
My dad and mom were travelling to Bihar for a marriage ceremony. On the way, my mom's health condition became worst, and she died .May dad took her to sadar hospital Buxar Bihar .The doctor declared that she was dead and gave us a certificate in which it's written as Brought dead at 10 am no Cardiac activities found , Pupils Dilated.My father took an ambulance and bring my mom dead body to kolkata.At burning ghat, we provided the dead certificate issued by Sadar Hospital Buxar where cause of death was not mentioned they people at the burning ghat took it and cremated my mother's body. When I went to the municipality to get a death certificate they are now asking to provide a cause of death .They asked us to ask a local doctor to issue a death certificate where the cause of death is mentioned by none of the doctors is willing to do so as the dead body has already been cremated.Municplaity said that they will not issues death certificate unless we bring a cause of death certficate.I am not sure what legal setsp I have to take to get my mother death certificvate
As a rule, all patients brought to hospital as dead on arrival should be made medico-legal and death certificate should not be issued. But cases like above, you may follow following guidelines and issue death certificate at your own risk. Just check carefully all treatment papers and be convinced that they are genuine.
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As per the earlier death certificate issued by medical officer it goes without saying that it was a natural death as there was no cardiac attack etc., thus there can't be any cause and reason for a natural death. If the Muncipality refuse then u may approach the Court of Magistrate under following provision of law:
SIMILAR PROCEDURE AND ACT ARE IN EXISTENCE IN EVERY STATE.
Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
SIMILAR PROCEDURE AND ACT ARE IN EXISTENCE IN EVERY STATE.
Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
http://des.kar.nic.in/docs/crs/RBD1969E.pdf
13. Delayed registration of births and deaths (1) Any birth or death of which information is given to the Registrar after the expiry of the period specified there for, but within thirty days of its occurrence, shall be registered on payment of such late fee as may be prescribed. (2) Any birth or death of which delayed information is given to the Registrar after thirty days but within one year of its occurrence shall be registered only with the written permission of the prescribed authority and on payment of the prescribed fee and the production of an affidavit made before a notary public or any other officer authorised in this behalf by the State Government. (3) Any birth or death which has not been registered within one year of its occurrence, shall be registered only on an order made by a Magistrate of the first class or a Presidency Magistrate after verifying the correctness of the birth or death and on payment of the prescribed fee. (4) The provisions of this section shall be without prejudice to any action that may be taken against a person for failure on his part to register any birth or death within the time specified therefor and any such birth or death may be registered during the pendency of any such action.