ORDER :

1. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner, has prayed for quashing and setting aside the communication/order dated 22.03.2021 passed by the Registrar, Birth and Death Department, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Registrar”) whereby, the request of the petitioner for change of name in the Birth Certificate of his son, has been rejected relying upon the Circular dated 18.02.2016 issued by the Chief Registrar, Births and Deaths & Commissioner (Health), Gandhinagar, State of Gujarat.

2. Briefly stated are the facts:

2.1 The petitioner is father of a minor child namely “Neev”, aged about 4 years and his date of birth is 24.03.2017. The Birth Certificate bearing Registration No.2017-BW-0210-0000489 was issued; however, the Birth Certificate carry the name of the son of the petitioner as “Neer Niravkumar Thakkar”.

2.2 According to the petitioner, the name of his son is “Neev Niravkumar Thakkar” and not “Neer Niravkumar Thakkar”. Apropos the steps taken by the petitioner for change in name, the Gujarat Government Gazette was published on 05.07.2018 whereby, the name of the son of the petitioner, has been corrected