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ARUN BHANSALI
Rajendra Kumar Sharma – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Arun Bhansali, J. - An application has been filed by the applicant-petitioners seeking correction in the cause title of S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 10446/2021, decided on 20.09.2021.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that due to typographical error instead of ?Chief Medical & Health Officer, Government Hospital, Bundi and Chief Medical & Health Officer, Government Hospital, Sawai Madhopur? impleaded as respondents No. 6 and 7, ?Chief Medical & Health Officer, Government Hospital, Baran (Raj.)? ought to have been impleaded as party-respondent No.6 in the writ petition.
3. In view of the submissions made in the application, the same is allowed. The petitioners are permitted to amend the cause title in the writ petition.
4. The order dated 20.09.2021 shall be read with the said amendment.
The court established that typographical errors in legal documents can be corrected to ensure accurate representation of parties in legal proceedings.
The court allowed corrections in the cause title of a writ petition to reflect the accurate identity of the petitioner, emphasizing the importance of proper representation in legal documents.
The court established that clerical errors in judicial orders can be corrected to uphold the accuracy and integrity of legal documents.
The court has the discretion to allow modification to correct typographical errors in orders.
Minor clerical errors in legal documents should not lead to unnecessary litigation or the requirement of succession certificates, as they can be corrected to ensure justice.
The central legal point established is the authority's power to correct errors in birth certificates and the requirement to consider supporting documents for name correction.
The court affirmed the importance of accurately amending party names and substituting legal representatives in ongoing proceedings following a party's death.
Courts have the authority to allow corrections in the cause title of judgments to rectify errors or inaccuracies.
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