ORDER :

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to change the petitioner name as Guru Prasad instead of Periyasamy in SSLC Mark Sheet as per Government Gazette dated 26.06.2019.

The above writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus directing the first respondent to change the name of the petitioner as Guru Prasad instead of Periyasamy in the SSLC Mark Sheet as per Government Gazette dated 26.06.2019.

2. The petitioner has come to this Court stating that he had completed his School Education (SSLC) in the year 2007 from RVG Higher Secondary School, Kurichikottai. Mark Sheet was also issued in his original name Periyasamy. Thereafter, he had decided to change his name as Guru Prasad and on this fact, he has made a Publication in daily Newspaper and Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Notification dated 06.02.2019. Pursuant to the above Publication and Notification, he had made a representation to the third respondent on 09.04.2019 to effect the change of name in his Mark Sheet. The letter was forwarded to the second respondent as well. On 06.06.2019, the second respondent issued a reply stating that hi