Z.K. Saiyed, J.—The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Articles 14 and 226 of the Constitution of India as well as under the provisions of the Registration of Birth and Deaths Registration Act, 1969 and under the provisions of the Gujarat Registration of Births Deaths Rules, 2004 seeking prayer of directing the respondents to replace the names of the petitioner and his wife (adoptive parents) instead of original parents in the birth certificate issued by the respondents Authorities.

2. The facts of the case briefly stated are that the petitioner is an adoptive father of a child namely “Jaydeep” and he made an application on 13.5.2011 to the Respondent No. 1 Corporation for making necessary changes in the birth certificate by giving the details of adoptive parents and residential address of adoptive parents. It is required to be mentioned that the petitioner and his wife had no issue for long lapse of years of their marriage and therefore, they decided to adopt a child from their family and by mutual consent, they have decided to adopt “Jaydeep”, son of brother of the petitioner namely Kanjibhai and Champaben Kanjibhai Solanki. The petitioner and his wife