JUDGMENT :

1. RULE returnable forthwith. Mr. Rohan Shah learned AGP waives service of notice of Rule on behalf of the respondent State and Mr. R.P. Patel learned advocate for Mr. B.A. Patel waives service of notice of Rule on behalf of the respondent No.2.

2. With the consent of learned advocates for the respective parties, the petition is taken up for final hearing.

3. The prayer in the petition is to change the date of birth of the petitioner from 05.11.1994 to 31.05.1994. The challenge is to the communication dated 21.06.2022 issued by the Nandol Gram Panchayat rejecting the request of the petitioner for change of date of birth.

4. Facts indicate that the petitioner’s date of birth is 31.05.1994 which was registered in the Registrar of Births and Deaths at Nandol Gram Panchayat. However, it was wrongly mentioned as 05.11.1994. Extensive reliance is placed on documents viz. Aadhar Card, copy of the passport, election card and the school leaving certificate, which all indicate that the birth date of the petitioner is 31.05.1994.

5. Even the prayer is also made that the name be changed to ‘Jinalben’ from ‘Sonu’. The documents attached to the petition too indicate that the name appears t