HIGH COURT OF MADRAS
Mr. Justice S. Sounthar, J
A.Kavignanam – Appellant
Versus
The Registrar (Birth and Death Registration Department), Office of the Registrar of Birth and Death, Karaikal Municipality – Respondent
ORDER
The writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 to consider the petitioner's representations dated 10.07.2024 and 27.08.2024 and change the names of the biological parents of petitioner's adopted son Lokesh and replace the same with the names of the petitioner and his wife Shanthi, who are the adoptive parents and issue corrected birth certificate to the petitioner, within a time frame.
2. It is the case of the petitioner that the respondents 3 and 4 are the biological father and mother of Lokesh, who was born on 10.04.2005. The petitioner and his wife have adopted minor Lokesh with the consent of his biological parents. A registered deed was also executed with regard to the adoption. Subsequently, the petitioner submitted a representation before the second respondent on 10.07.2024 seeking correction of the birth certificate of minor Lokesh, by substituting the name of the adoptive parents, in the place of names of the biological parents. The said representation has not been considered by the respondents. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner has come before this court seeking the above mentioned direction.
3. The learned counsel appearing for the resp
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