JUDGMENT :

A.S. Supehia, J.

1. RULE. Learned AGP waives service of notice of rule for and on behalf of the respondent-State.

2. Though served, none appears for the respondent No. 2.

3. In the present writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the action of respondent No. 2 for not correcting name and date of birth in the Birth Certificate of the petitioner as Alkaben Ramanbhai Patel” and “07.11.1971” respectively. Due to some clerical error, name and date of birth of the petitioner is wrongly shown as “Baby” and “16.10.1971” respectively in the Birth Certificate issued by the respondent authority.

4. The brief facts of the case are as under:

4.1 The present petitioner was born at Mauje Lali, District Kheda. At the time of registration, name and date of birth of the petitioner is wrongly registered as “Baby” and “16.10.1971 in the birth records respectively maintained by the respondent no. 2. As a result, the competent authority, at the relevant time, had issued a certificate of birth showing the name and date of birth of the petitioner as “Baby” and “16.10.1971” respectively.

4.2. The petitioner had approached the respondent No. 2 for correction in the name and date of birth in her Birt