IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 15TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 24TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 33727 of 2007(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ HRUDYA NAIR, D/O.K.VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR, AARABHI, NEAR MARUTHI JUNCTION, KOOTHATTUKULAM P.O ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY AND THE REGISTRARS OF BIRTHS AND DEATH,KOOTHATTUKULAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KOOTHATTUKULAM P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY SC SRI.PEEYUS A.KOTTAM GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.J.MUHAMMED ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 33727 of 2007 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of November , 2007 JUDGMENT Heard Sri.Devan Ramachandran, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri. Peeyus A.Kottam, the Learned Standing counsel for the 2nd respondent and Sri. K.J.Muhammed Anzar, the learned Government Pleader for the 1st respondent. Sri.Devan Ramachandran drew my attention to Ext.P7 judgment, which according to the learned counsel, has been rendered on comparable facts. The Government Pleader would submit that recently a Circular has been promulgated by the Government empowering the Secretary of the local authorities ( the Registrars) to make corrections in the Births and Deaths Register. 2. Considering the above submissions and considering Ext.P7 judgment, the 2nd respondent is directed to take up Ext.P6 application immediately, consider the same in the light of the various grounds raised in the Writ Petition, Ext.P7 judgment and also the Circular dated 7.11.2007 issued by the Government and take an early decision. Decision as directed above will be taken by the 2nd respondent at its earliest and at any rate within seven days of receiving a copy of this WPC No.33727/2007 2 judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. WW Dpk