ORAL ORDER

1.Learned advocate for the petitioner, has tendered a draft amendment. Amendment is allowed in terms of the draft. Same shall be carried out forthwith.

2. By way of this petition, petitioner has prayed for direction to the respondent to correct the date of birth as 22.04.1982 instead of 22.12.1982 in the birth register, coupled with further direction to the respondent to issue fresh Birth Certificate. By the amendment, the petitioner, also seeks to challenge the communication dated 01.08.2024 issued by the Sub-Registrar, Birth & Death (Central) Office, Surat Municipal Corporation whereby, the request of the petitioner to correct the date of birth, has been rejected.

3. Mr. Mehul Sharad Shah, learned advocate for the petitioner, submitted that the correct date of birth of the petitioner is 22.04.1982; however, inadvertently, in the Birth Certificate, the same is recorded as 22.12.1982. It is submitted that the petitioner, has taken education from Surat and after her marriage, she has been staying in Canada with her family since last 24 years. It is submitted that except the Birth Certificate, in rest of the public documents, namely, the School Leaving Certificate; the Aadhar