BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 22.01.2026 CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR W.P.(MD)No.519 of 2026 Kannan @ Muhammad Rafeeque ... Petitioner Vs.

The Registrar (Birth and Death), Registration Office, Rajamadam Primary Health Centre, Pattukottai, Thanjavur District. ... Respondent Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondent to make correction the petitioner's name in the Birth Certificate of his daughter as Muhammad Rafeeque instead of Kannan by considering his Representation

15.12.2025 within time frame as fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : M/s.D.S.Haroon Rasheed For Respondent : M/s.D.Farjana Ghoushia Special Government Pleader

ORDER

The present writ petition has been filed seeking a mandamus as against the respondent to enter the correct name of the petitioner in the birth certificate of his daughter.

2. According to the learned Counsel appearing for the writ petitioner, the petitioner's original name is Kannan Vadivel and he got converted to Islam and changed his name as V.Muhammed Rafeeque and the change of name was also notified in the Tamil Na