1) based on doctor certificate that your father is dead cremation has been done in Mumbai .

2) on basis of said cremation certificate BMC will issue death certificate

1. The registrar of births and deaths in Mumbai will issue the death certificate in view of the fact that your father was a resident of Mumbai and was cremated in Mumbai.

2. Obtain the cremation certificate from the crematorium and then apply for the birth certificate with the BMC.

To apply for a Death Certificate, you must first register the death. The death has to be registered with the concerned local authorities within 21 days of its occurrence, by filling up the form prescribed by the Registrar. Death Certificate is then issued after proper verification.

If a death is not registered within 21 days of its occurrence, permission from the Registrar/Area Magistrate, along with the fee prescribed in case of late registration, is required.

The application form in which you are required to apply is avilable online in muncipal corporation of mumbai website or with the Registrar who maintains the Register of Deaths. You might also need to submit proof of birth of the deceased, an affidavit specifying the date and time of death, a copy of the ration card, and the required fee in the form of court fee stamps.

When there is a birth or death is occurred, we have legally bound to inform the registrar of births and deaths as soon as possible after the event. In your case Municipal Corporation is the competent authority to issue Death certificate. Your father was a resident of Mumbai and was cremated in Mumbai. So first obtain the cremation certificate from the crematorium and then apply for the death certificate.

the death certificate can be obtained from the respective municipal corporation of your area. since the cremation was done in Mumbai, BMC is the authority which shall issue the death certificate on the basis of the statement issued by the crematorium where the person was cremated.

Hello,

1) It is the Registrar of Births and Deaths in Mumbai that will issue the Death Certificate.

2) If you have not registered the death ,do obtain the cremation certificate where he was cremated and register the death and apply for Death Certificate.

3) The confusion would arise if he were cremated in a different place, in which case the same procedure needs to be followed by obtaining cremation certificate from the crematorium admin.

1. When a person dies, 1st thing done by his near ones is to collect the certificate from a medical practitioner stating that he is dead,

2. After that when the said dead person is taken to crematorium, the said doctor's certificate is submitted to the local corporation's representative stationed in the said crematorium,

3. The said representative of the corporation then issues death certificate before the body is cremated,

4. This is the procedure followed in Kolkata.