Smt.Jayalakshmi v. the Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths
Death certificate – correction of father's name
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC (Bengaluru), WP No. 36518 of 2024 (LB-RES), decided 21.01.2025 by N S Sanjay Gowda, J. Keywords: death certificate name correction; BBMP; Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths; Joint Director and Assistant Director (Statistical); genealogical tree; erroneous entry 'Padiyappa' vs 'Thimmaiah'; endorsement quashed; Articles 226 and 227; two-week compliance timeline. Relevant to searches on administrative refusal to correct vital records and directions to registration authorities.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; Annexure-D (endorsement dated 18.07.2024) quashed; respondent No.4 directed to correct the death certificate substituting 'Thimmaiah' for 'Padiyappa' as the petitioner's father-in-law's name, to be completed within two weeks of receipt of a copy of the order; pending interlocutory applications disposed of.