IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH MONDAY, THE 3^RD DAY OF JUNE 2024 / 13TH JYAISHTA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 19190 OF 2024 PETITIONERS:

1 ANNAMMA VARGHESE AGED 62 YEARS W/O SAMUEL VARGHESE, KAVILAYIL HOUSE, ANGADICKAL NORTH P.O, ANGADICKAL, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN - 689648

2 BENNY S VARGHESE AGED 38 YEARS S/O SAMUEL VARGHESE, KAVILAYIL HOUSE, ANGADICKAL NORTH P.O,ANGADICKAL, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN – 689648 BY ADVS.

MANSOOR.B.H.

SAKEENA BEEGUM RESPONDENTS:

1 PANDALAM MUNICIPALITY MUNICIPAL OFFICE, PANDALAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN - 689501

2 REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS PANDALAM MUNICIPALITY, PANDALAM, PIN – 689501 SMT.T.S. MAYA, STANDING COUNSEL, R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03.06.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT Dated this the 3^rd day of June, 2024 The petitioners seek correction of date of birth in the Birth Certificate maintained by the Municipality.

2. According to the petitioners, Ext.P1 Birth Certificate shows the 2^nd petitioner’s date of birth as 12.12.1986, whereas the 2^nd petitioners’ actual date of birth is 13.12.1986. In all official records, the 2^nd pet