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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
N S Sanjay Gowda, J
MASTER ADHRITH BHAT – Appellant
Versus
THE REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS, UDUPI CITY MUNICIPALITY COUNCIL – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to name change refusal (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. overview of the law governing birth registration (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. barriers to changing registered names (Para 14 , 20 , 22) |
| 4. court urges legislative reform for name changes (Para 15 , 26 , 35) |
ORAL ORDER
1. Master Adhrith Bhat, the petitioner herein, is challenging the endorsement issued by the Registrar of Births, by which the Registrar has refused the request of the petitioner to change his name in the Birth Certificate.
2. It is the case of the petitioner that his parents had requested the Registrar of Births and Deaths to enter his name as Adhrith Bhat, but subsequently, they were informed that his name was astrologically inappropriate, and hence they made a request on 04.11.2023 to change his name as SHRIJITH BHAT
3. However, the Registrar of Births has refused the said request on the ground that there is no provision under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (for short, ‘the Act’).
4. In order to consider the correctness of this endorsement, a brief review of the relevant provisions is necessary.
5. In the year 1969, the Registration of Births and Deaths Act was enacted to provide for regulation of
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