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CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
Gaurang Kanth, J
Atreyi Bhattacharya – Appellant
Versus
Registrar of Births and Death, Chandernagore Municipal Corporation – Respondent
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| 1. minor girl seeking surname change. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. regulatory prohibitions on name change discussed. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 3. need for consistency in records. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. emotional well-being and identity considerations emphasized. (Para 13) |
| 5. identity and child's welfare are critical. (Para 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 6. writ petition allowed for surname change. (Para 17 , 18) |
.......…………for Respondent No. 3 JUDGMENT Gaurang Kanth, J. :-
1. The petitioner, a minor represented through her mother and natural guardian, has preferred the present writ petition being aggrieved by the communication dated 5.5.2025, whereby her application dated 17.2.2025, seeking change of her surname from ‘Chatterjee’ to ‘Bhattacharya’ was rejected by the respondent municipality.
2. It is the case of the petitioner that she was born on 14.4.2011 to Mr. Prasenjit Chatterjee and Ms. Kasturi Chatterjee during the subsistence of their wedlock. A birth certificate was issued by the municipality. The petitioner is presently a student of class IX. Following matrimonial discord between her parents, she has been residing with her mother at her maternal grand-parent’s residence. The marriage between the partie
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