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RFA No. 1410 of 2019

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1410 OF 2019 (DEC)

BETWEEN:

SRI MOHAMMED IMRAN,

SON OF MOHAMMED MUSTAFA,

AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,

RESIDING AT NO.176, 15^TH CROSS,

TELECOM LAYOUT, PENNFIELD GARDEN,

JAKKUR, BENGALURU-560054.

…APPELLANT

(BY SMT ANUSHA DEVI H, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE CHIEF SECRTARY,

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,

VIDHANA SOUDHA,

BENGALURU-560001.

Digitally signed 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS

by BELUR

BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT,

RANGADHAMA

NANDINI NO.12, DISPENSARY ROAD,

Location: HIGH OPP. KIMS HOSPITAL, KALASIPALYA,

COURT OF BENGALURU-560002.

KARNATAKA

3. THE KARNATAKA SECONDARY EDUCATION

EXAMINATION BOARD, 6^TH CROSS ROAD,

MALLESWARAM, BENGALURU,

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

4. THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR,

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING,

REGIONAL CENTRE, VUDA COMPLEX,

5^TH FLOOR, B BLOCK,

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SRIPURAM, VISHAKAPATNAM - 530003.

5. DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION,

ALAGAPA UNIVERSITY, ALAGAPA NAGAR,

KARAIKUDI, TAMIL NADU - 630003.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI M RAJAKUMAR, AGA FOR R1 AND R3,

R2, R4 AND R5 ARE SERVED)

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SEC. 96 OF CPC., AGAINST

THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 26.03.2019 PASSED IN

OS.NO. 1756/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL CITY

CIVIL JUDGE, BENGALURU, DISMISSING THE SUIT FOR

DECLARATION.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS

DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

ORAL ORDER

This appeal is filed challenging the judgment and decree

dated 26.03.2019 passed in O.S. No.1756/2018 on the file of

the City Civil Judge at Bengaluru.

2. The suit for declaration and mandatory injunction is

dismissed. Hence, the plaintiff is before this Court. The relief

sought in the plaint reads as under:

Wherefore, the plaintiff prays that this Hon'ble

Court may be pleased to:

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a) Direct the defendants to change the name of the

plaintiff from Mohammed Imran to MI BRYAN in all

the respective marks card/ marks sheets and other

school, college and university certificate, statement

and records which are maintained by the

defendants under their custody and control.

b) Award costs of these proceedings and grant such

other and further reliefs as this Hon'ble Court

deems fit to grant in the circumstances of the case

and in the interest of justice and equity.

3. Learned counsel for the plaintiff/appellant, on

instructions from the party, would submit that the prayer to

change the name of the plaintiff in the school records be

confined to the 7^th grade Certificate, SSLC Certificate,

Provisional Certificate, Marks Statements, Migration cum

Transfer Certificate issued by the Senior Secondary School.

4. *It is submitted that the appellant studied 7^th

Standard in Jame-Ul-Uloom School SJP Road, Bangalore.

Karnataka English Higher Primary School officials are arrayed

as defendants No.1 and 2*. The 10^th certificate is issued by

Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board and said

Institution has made a party as defendant No.3. The Senior

Secondary School Certificate, Provisional Certificate and

*Page No.3 is retyped and replaced

vide Court order dated 27.03.2026.

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Migration cum transfer Certificate are issued by the National

Institute of Open Schooling and said institution is arrayed as

defendant No.4.

5. It is also claimed that the Plaintiff completed his

graduation in Arts from Alagappa University which is defendant

No.5.

6. It is submitted that the prayer for change of name

is only confined to the aforementioned certificates issued by the

aforementioned defendants/respondents.

7. The plaintiff claims that he is a permanent resident

of Bengaluru born to his parents on 20.11.1984 who profess

Islam. The plaintiff was named as “Mohammed Imran”.

Accordingly, his name is registered in the birth regi