1. The prayer in the writ petition is to correct Ext.P2 certificate issued by the Registrar of births and deaths, Thanneermukkom Grama Panchayat, showing the date of birth of the petitioner as 15/12/1982. The petitioner points out that the same is not correct, as is evidenced by Ext.P1 Admission Register and Ext.P3 the entry in the passport. Petitioner complains that his application was not received by the 2nd respondent, which forced him to file an application before the 1st respondent.

2. Petitioner also points out the judgment reported in Ambika Kaul v. Central Board of Secondary Education and others (2015 (3) SCT 350) and in the judgment of this Court in W.P.(C) No.9802 of 2025. This Court in the judgment referred to above found that the stand of the Registrar is that the date of birth entered in the birth certificate cannot be corrected was not to be wrong and held as follows: -

"I am of the view that, in view of the law laid down by the