Father sought correction of his name in his daughter's birth certificate via a pending representation. The Madras High Court issued a mandamus directing the Greater Chennai Corporation to hear him and dispose of the representation within six weeks, and disposed of the writ petition.
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2024:MHC:2524
W.P.No.9736 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 03.07.2024
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH
W.P.No.9736 of 2024
L.Karthick .. Petitioner
vs
The Greater Chennai Corporation The Registrar of Birth & Death, Department of Public Health, Ripon Building, Chennai – 600 003. .. Respondent
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India
praying to issue a writ of mandamus and to dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 08.03.2024.
For Petitioner : Ms.G.Gayathri For Respondent : Mr.Rahul Aditya for Ms.P.T.Ramadevi
ORDER
The petitioner's prayer is for a mandamus simplicitor to dispose his representation dated 08.03.2024. Therein, he seeks correction of his name in his daughter's birth certificate.
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DR. ANITA SUMANTH,J.
costs.
03.07.2024
Index:Yes/No Neutral Citation:Yes ssm
To
The Greater Chennai Corporation The Registrar of Birth & Death, Department of Public Health, Ripon Building, Chennai – 600 003.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondent should be directed to decide the petitioner's representation dated 08.03.2024 seeking correction of the father's name in his daughter's birth certificate.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
L.Karthick
The Greater Chennai Corporation
The Registrar of Birth & Death, Department of Public Health, Ripon Building, Chennai – 600 003
Anita Sumanth
As recorded by the court registry
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