The Court upheld the rejection of the application based on existing birth records in another jurisdiction, affirming the authority of the Panchayat.

JUDGMENT

The petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following reliefs:

“i. To issue writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the 3^rd respondent to complete the proceedings under Ext.P6 application in tune with Ext.P1 to Ext.P5 documents which shows the date of birth of the petitioner as 03.08.1992 and thereby take a decision and issue appropriate certificate, in the interest of justice.

ii. To issue writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the 1^st respondent to forward the application to notified officer and to take up Ext.P6 application in tune with Ext.P1 to Ext.P5 documents and to take a decision for issuing non-

availability certificate, in the interest of justice.

iii. To issue directions to the 3^rd respondent to issue appropriate paper as per the Statute to produce before the statutory Authority, for issuance of birth certificate, in tune with the date of birth in Ext.P1 to Ext.P5, in the interest of justice.

iv. To grant such other reliefs as may be deemed fit and proper, in the interest of justice.”

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has today filed a memo dated 24.02.2026 pointing out that the respondent Panchayat has already passed orders on the application submitted by the petitioner, and a copy of the order dated 04.04.2023 has also been produced along with the memo. A reading of the aforesaid order shows that the application has been rejected by the respondent Panchayat, since the birth of the petitioner has already been recorded in another Panchayat, namely, Erumely Panchayat.

In view of the afore, this writ petition would stand closed.

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