ORDER :

1. By consent of both the parties, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the time of admission itself.

2. This writ petition has been filed challenging the order dated 09.09.2020 passed by the respondent rejecting the petitioner's application seeking for correction in her birth certificate on the ground that there is no provision under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 to correct the name of the petitioner.

3. According to the petitioner, her correct name is Malleswari. However, according to her, excepting for her birth certificate, where, her name has been wrongly spelt as Maheshwari in all other Government records including Passport, School Leaving Certificate, Adhaar card and other revenue records, her name has been correctly mentioned as Malleswari. According to the petitioner, by total non application of mind to Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, which empowers the respondent to correct any error in the birth certificate, the impugned order has been passed. The impugned order has been passed on the ground that the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 does not permit the respondent to correct any errors in the