IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 17TH JUNE 2008 / 27TH JYAISHTA 1930 W.P(C).No. 17827 of 2008(V) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- M.V.JOSE, MUKKENCHERRY HOUSE, VALAYAMCHIRANGARA P.O., PERUMBAVOOR. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.PEETHAMBARAN RESPONDENT: --------------- THE REGISTRAR, BIRTHS AND DEATHS, CORPORATION OF KOCHI, CORPORATION OFFICE, ERNAKULAM-11. BY ADV. RAMESH BABU, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 17827 OF 2008 - V ==================== Dated this the 17th day of June, 2008 J U D G M E N T The challenge in this writ petition is against Ext.P4. By this order an application made by the petitioner for correction of the name of the petitioner's son from Basil into Kiran Basil Jos has been rejected by the respondent relying on a circular issued by the Director of Panchayats on 19/5/2007. Petitioner submits that in the admission register of the school where her son studied, his name is already entered as Kiran Basil Jos. It is also stated that in his passport also, his name is shown as Kiran Basil Jos. According to her, it was in order to bring it on par with the entries in the admission register and the passport and also to have the mistake corrected, the application was made. 2. I heard the standing counsel for the respondent also. 3. An issue identical to the claim of the petitioner has been dealt with by this court in the case of Varghese v. Director of Panchayat (2008(2) KLT 278) and referring to the very circular that is now relied on against the petitioner, relief has been granted in that case. In view of the similarity of the facts of the case dealt with by this court and the case WPC No.17827/08 :2 : of the petitioner, I feel there is no reason to take a view different from the one taken by the learned Judge in the aforesaid case. 4. Therefore, Ext.P4 will stand quashed and it is directed that the respondent shall consider the request made by the petitioner for correction of the name of her son and issue necessary certificate correcting the name of the petitioner's son as Kiran Basil Jos. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC,JUDGE Rp