IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO.103535 OF 2025 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

KUMAR ATHARV S/O. VISHWANATH GUNDAGI, AGE. 11 YEARS, OCC. STUDENT, SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY THE MINOR GUARDIAN HIS MATERNAL GRAND FATHER SHASHIKANT S/O. MEGHARAJ MALGATTE, AGE. 64 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. #96, UGAR KHURD, TQ. ATHANI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591316.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH A.YADAWAD, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS /CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CONTONMENT BOARD, BELAGAVI, DIST. BELAGAVI-590001.

Digitally signed by …RESPONDENT VIJAYALAKSHMI M (BY SRI. APOORVA SOMANNAVAR, ADVOCATE)

KANKUPPI Location: HIGH THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 COURT OF OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT OF KARNATAKA CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT DATED 02.04.2025 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT IN NO.9/SAN/114/CGH 35 VIDE ANNEXURE-H, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. B) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF PETITIONER AS ‘ATHARV V. GUNDAGI’ IN THE REGISTER OF BIRTHS MAINTAINED BY THE RESPONDENT AS AGAINST THE ORIG