The petitioner is aggrieved by the impugned Ext.P-9 proceedings dated 16.9.2010 issued by the 2nd respondent-Registrar of Births and Deaths of the 1st respondent-Kanjirappally Grama Panchayath, whereby the request made by him as per Ext.P-6 for change of his name in the Birth Register has been rejected. The main prayers in this Writ Petition (Civil) filed on 19.1.2011 are as follows :

“[A] Issue an order quashing Exbt.P9 after calling for the production of the records pursuant to which Exbt.P9 is passed.

[B] Issue a direction or order directing the 2nd respondent to correct the name of the petitioner in the birth register kept by it pertaining to the petitioner in accordance with the name shown in the school admission register-Exbt.P2.”

2. Heard Sri. Rajeev V. Kurup, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri. V.K. Sunil, learned counsel appearing for R-1 & R-2 and Sri. Saigi Jacob Palatty, learned Senior Government Pleader appearing for R-3 State.

3. As per the averments in the Writ Petition, at the time of the birth of the petitioner, he was given the pet name as “Albin” by his parents and his name was entered as “Albin Alex” before the 2nd respondent-Registrar of Births and D