IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2008 / 2ND POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 38040 of 2008(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JOSE ELLICKAL, ANNUR (POST), MOORIKOVAL, PAYYANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.C.JAMES SRI.GEORGE MECHERIL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS & DEATHS AND THE HEALTH INSPECTOR, GRADE-I, KANHAMGAD MUNICIPALITY, KASARGOD DIST. 2. THE SECRETARY, KANHAMGAD MUNICIPALITY, KASARGOD DISTRICT. 3. THE CHIEF REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS & DEATHS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.M.R.SABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23.12.2008 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 38040 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner's daughter was born on 23.10.1984. However, mistakenly the date of birth has been registered in the Register of Births and Deaths of the 1st respondent as 22.10.1984. For correction of the same, the petitioner has filed Ext.P1 petition before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks urgent disposal of the same in so far as the daughter of the petitioner is to go abroad for higher studies. The petitioner submits that such correction is permissible in view of the decisions of this Court in Sivanandan v. Registrar of Births & Deaths [2007(3) KLT 721], Varghese v. Director of Pancayat [2008 (2) KLT 278] and Leelamma v. Registrar of Births & Deaths [2008 (4) KLT 703]. 2. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as also the learned Government Pleader, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 in the light of the above said decisions, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one week from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. While considering the same, the 1st respondent shall also note that in Exts.P2, P3 and P4, the date of birth of the petitioner's daughter is given as 23.10.1984. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2