Writ petition for name change: court directs petitioner to file prescribed form with fees within 2 weeks; respondents to decide within 4 weeks.
Petitioner directed to submit application in prescribed format within 2 weeks; respondents to consider and pass orders within 4 weeks. ¶¶31
The petitioner must submit the application in the prescribed format with required fees and documents within 2 weeks; respondents shall consider and pass orders within 4 weeks thereafter. ¶¶29-¶30
W.P(MD)No.18519 of 2025
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED :09.07.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY
W.P(MD)No.18519 of 2025
Vallitheivannai ... Petitioner
Vs.
1.The Commissioner Commissionerate of Stationary and Printing, No. 110, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.
2.The Deputy Works Manager Stationary and Printing, K.Pudur, Madurai 625 007. ...Respondents
PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner's representations dated 21.06.2025 and to approve the petitioner's name change request and publish the same in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette as 'Vallitheivanai' instead of 'Deivanai' within the stipulated time fixed by this Court.
For Petitioner : Mr.K.Malaimaran
For Respondents : Mr.M.Lingadurai Special Government Pleader *****
ORDER
The present Writ Petition has been filed for the issuance of a Writ of
Mandamus, to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner's representations
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dated 21.06.2025 and to approve the petitioner's name change request and publish
the same in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette as 'Vallitheivanai' instead of
'Deivanai' within the stipulated time fixed by this Court .
2.The learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the
respondents submitted that there is a prescribed form to submit such an application for the prayer to name change. Just a request cannot be considered.
The form is submitted before this Court and the same is extracted hereunder:
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3.Therefore, the petitioner is directed to submit the application in the
above prescribed format and shall pay the required fees along with the required documents within a period of 2 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the same, the respondents shall consider and pass orders within a period of 4 weeks therefrom.
4.With the above observations, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.
09.07.2025
NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes
Tmg
To:
1.The Commissioner Commissionerate of Stationary and Printing, No. 110, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002
2.The Deputy Works Manager Stationary and Printing, K.Pudur, Madurai 625 007
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S.SRIMATHY, J.
Tmg
ORDER MADE IN W.P(MD)No.18519 of 2025
DATED :09.07.2025
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondents can consider the petitioner's name change request without a prescribed application form?medium confidence¶¶23-¶25
1 provisions across 1 enactments
How this case reached the court
Failure to consider petitioner's representations dated 21.06.2025 for name change and publication in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette¶¶11
Commissionerate of Stationary and Printing and Deputy Works Manager · 21.06.2025
Petitioner submitted representations dated 21.06.2025 seeking name change from 'Deivanai' to 'Vallitheivanai'¶¶11
S. Srimathyauthor¶¶5
As recorded by the court registry
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