IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL FRIDAY, THE 4^TH DAY OF MARCH 2022 / 13TH PHALGUNA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 7161 OF 2022 PETITIONER/S:

KALPANA RAVINDRAN AGED 36 YEARS D/O.A.K. RAVINDRAN, KAVYASREE, MANIYELIPADI ROAD, EAST KADUNGALOOR, U.C. COLLEGE P.O, ERNAKULAM, RURAL, PIN -

683102.

BY ADVS.

AYYAPPAN SANKAR JAYAN JOHN S.HRIDYA RESPONDENT/S:

1 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI - 110001.

2 REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, MOOSA VAIDYAR MEMORIAL BUILDING, ALUVA - PERUMBAVOOR ROAD, NEAR CASINO THEATER, PERIYAR NAGAR, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683101.

BY ADV MANU S., ASG OF INDIA ADV.MANU.S( ASGI)

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

04.03.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

The grievance of the petitioner, who is the mother of the minor child Aryan in the present petition, is asking for direction to change the surname in the passport already issued in the name of the aforementioned child from Aryan Sandeep to Aryan Nair. The reason for changing the surname is that Kalpana, who is the mother of the minor child, was married with one Sandeep Chandran and both the pa