IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 8TH OCTOBER 2009 / 16TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 27622 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- MR.JOHNSON S/O.KOCHAPPAN, PARAKKAL NJARLELY HOUSE KAROOR DESOM & P.O.ALOOR VILLAGE MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DIST. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.DHANIL SRI.M.R.SUNIL KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CHALAKUDY MUNICIPALITY CHALAKUDY P.O., REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS & DEATH (HEALTH INSPECTOR). CHALAKUDY MUNICIPALITY, CHALAKUDY P.O. 3. CHIEF REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS & DEATH (DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH),THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY ADV.SRI.M.P.ASHOK KUMAR. RE BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No.27622 of 2009-W = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 8th day of October, 2009. JUDGMENT 1.The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent, a Local Self Government Institution, to enter change of name in the Register of Births and Deaths. For that purpose, he seeks that Ext.P5 quashed. 2.The petitioner is Johnson. His name was shown in the birth certificate of his child as Johnson P.K. and the child is shown as Joshua P.J. The petitioner does not have a case that the names as they now appear in the Register were made by the Municipality without getting appropriate application from him. 3.What has happened is that the passport is issued by expanding the initials of the petitioner as WPC27622/09 -: 2 :- Joshua applied for visa and authorities under the Italian Government take the stand that the birth certificate issued by the LSGI showing the petitioner's name as Johnson P.K. and his son's name as Joshua P.J. ought to be rectified in terms of the passport. This, according to me, is impermissible. The impugned decision cannot be faulted. There is also no provision in the enabling rules whereby the petitioner can obtain such rectification as is sought for. In the result, the writ petition fails. The same is accordingly dismissed. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/131009