IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE TUESDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2008 / 18TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 837 of 2008(Y) ------------------------ PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. AAGI JOHN, KOLLANNUR CHUMMAR JOHN, AGED 36 YEARS, KOLLANNUR HOUSE, GURUVAYUR ROAD, KUNNAMKULAM - 680 503. 2. KOLLANNUR CHUMMAR JOHN, S/O.VAREED CHUMMAR, -DO- -DO-. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHEEP ANKARATH SMT.PRIYA VIJAYAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHIEF REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS, KUNNAMKULAM, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, KUNNAMKULAM. 4. SECRETARY, KUNNAMKULAM MUNICIPAL OFFICE, KUNNAMKULAM. R1 & R2 BY SRI.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR, SR. GOVT. PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 837 OF 2008 ----------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of January, 20087 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioners is that an application submitted by the 2nd petitioner, who is the father of the 1st petitioner, for correcting the entries regarding the birth of the 1st petitioner in the register maintained by the 3rd respondent has been rejected. Ext.P8 is the order of rejection. It is seen from Ext.P8 that the application submitted by the 1st petitioner has not been entertained, inter-alia on the reason that the school record which is relied on in the application for getting the entires corrected cannot be relied on in the absence of evidence regarding willful and fraudulent mistakes in the original entires. The above view, according to me, is wrong. Circular No.B1 2815/07 dt.07.11.07 has been issued by the Chief Registrar in modification of earlier circulars. That circular will certainly justify entertainment of the application submitted by the 2nd petitioner and I quash Ext.P8 and direct the 3rd respondent to pass fresh orders on the application submitted by the 2nd petitioner noticing that by all appearances the request of the 2nd petitioner is bonafide one. Fresh orders as directed above will be passed, at the earliest and at any rate, within two days of receiving copy of this judgment. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE btt WPC 2