Missing death certificate

Dear Sir,

If Record is Not Found

If the death was not registered, you’ll need to:

File a non-availability certificate.

Obtain an affidavit and notarized declaration from family.

Approach First Class Magistrate court for a direction to register the death.

Dear Client,
Section 13 of the Birth and Death Registration Act, 1969, deals with the delayed registration of the birth and death of any citizen. As per Sub-Section 3 of Section 13 of the said Act, 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 First Class Judicial Magistrate or a Presidency Magistrate after verifying the correctness of the birth or death and on payment of the prescribed fee. As per Sub-Section 4 of Section 13 of the said Act, 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. Being the above proposition of governing law, you have to apply to the First Class Judicial Magistrate concerned along with the prescribed documents explaining the reason behind the delay in the application and praying for an order for the delayed registration of death and issue of a death certificate in respect of your deceased grandfather. Post order of the Magistrate, you need to apply to the Registrar appointed under the Birth and Death Registration Act, 1968 for issue of death certificate. Since the death occurred before the implementation of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, registration will be considered delayed. Delayed registration may take more time than routine registrations. Be informed that the Government of India has declared April 27, 2026, as the absolute last deadline for citizens to register or update their birth or death certificates.