( 1 ) LEAVE to delete respondent no. 2. Accordingly the name of respondent no. 2 stands deleted.

( 2 ) RULE. Mr. Desai waives service of notice of rule on behalf of respondent no. 1 and Mr. A. D. Oza, learned GP waives service of notice of rule on behalf of respondent no. 2. With the consent of the respective parties, the matter is taken up for final hearing today.

( 3 ) THE only question involved in this petition is whether the petitioner should be allowed to assert his right as per the Adoption Deed dated 7th April 2000 or not.

( 4 ) THE short facts of the case is that the mother of the petitioner got married with one Shri Rafiuddin Kazi and after the birth of the petitioner the custody of the petitioner was delivered to one Ms. Rajnikaben Trivedi. The petitioner was formerly known as Kazi Moinoddin Rafiyuddin and it is the case of the petitioner that since the petitioner has embraced Hindu religion on account of his care being taken by Rajnikaben, the petitioner has adopted the name of Nayankumar and wants himself to be identified as Trivedi Nayankumar Rajnikaben. The petitioner was adopted by registered Adoption Deed dated 7th April 2000 and it is the case of the