Sanjay S/O. Laxman Uikey v. Municipal Corporation Nagpur Thr. Its Registrar of Birth and Death Dept., Nagpur
Writ Petition – Correction of name in death certificate
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (2026:BHC-NAG:5799-DB), Writ Petition No.5993 of 2024, coram Anil S. Kilor and Raj D. Wakode, JJ., decided 15 April 2026. Petitioner Sanjay S/o. Laxman Uikey challenged the Municipal Corporation, Nagpur communication dated 08/01/2024 refusing correction of the deceased's name from 'Dashrath Lakhma Uike' to 'Dashrath Shivaji Uike' in a 1973 death certificate. The Court held the identity question is a matter of evidence, declined to resolve the disputed factual question under Article 226, refused the prayers, and disposed of the petition with liberty to seek an appropriate forum. No precedent cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file appropriate proceedings before the appropriate forum, as permissible in law; pending applications, if any, stand disposed of; no order as to costs.