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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN
Ashwin Sidharthan S/o Vattaparambil Kunjayyappan Sidharthan – Appellant
Versus
Cherpu Grama Panchayath – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's name correction request due to discrepancies. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. respondents argue name consistent with school records. (Para 4) |
| 3. court analysis on name change regulations under law. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. court orders reconsideration of name correction request. (Para 7) |
JUDGMENT :
MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, J.
1. The petitioner states that he was born at Cherpu Government Hospital on 31.10.1982. At the time of his birth, his name was mistakenly entered as 'ASE' in the Birth Register maintained by the 1st respondent Panchayat. Ext. P3 is the copy of the Birth Certificate. The petitioner had his secondary schooling at VIPS School, Dubai which is now defunct. In the Secondary School Records, his name is entered as ‘Ase V.Sidharthan’ as seen from Ext. P4 copy of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) issued by the Board of Public Examinations, Kerala. However, in Ext. P5 Higher Secondary Examination (Class XII) Certificate issued by the Board of Higher Secondary Examination, Government of Kerala, his name is entered as 'Ashwin Sidharthan', which, according to him, is the correct name and is consistent with public documents such as Passport, PAN Card, Driving
The court determined that the last Higher Secondary Examination Certificate should govern the correction of names in the birth certificate, overriding earlier School records.
The enabling provisions in Clause 26 (3) of the S.S. Code and Rule 59 (3) of the Regulations 1977 allow for the correction of entries in school records and matching the entry in the Mark Sheet and th....
The court affirmed the necessity to correct discrepancies in official documents based on statutory evidence, prioritizing the Birth Certificate for name corrections.
The court established the necessity of correcting official records based on valid evidence to ensure accuracy and integrity in personal identification.
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