Maha Jabeen v. Assist Commissioner (South Zone)
Birth Certificate Correction – Mother's Name
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; Writ Petition No. 8600 of 2026 (LB-BMP); decided 08.04.2026 by Justice M.I.Arun; NC: 2026:KHC:19290. Keywords: birth certificate correction, mother's name error (Jabeena vs Maha Jabeen), BBMP / Bruhat Bengalore Mahanagara Palike endorsement quashed, Assistant Commissioner South Zone, Registrar of Births and Deaths, Section 15 Registration of Births and Deaths Act, Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India, writ of mandamus, reliance on W.P.No.6370/2024, one-month compliance direction. Disposition: petition allowed; endorsement dated 11.06.2025 set aside.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; impugned endorsement dated 11.06.2025 (Annexure-F) set aside; respondents directed to consider the petitioner's request for correction of the birth certificate by conducting necessary enquiry per Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act read with relevant Rules and in light of W.P.No.6370/2024, and pass appropriate orders within one month from receipt of a certified copy of the order.