IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2010 / 5TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 2309 of 2010(K) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. ABRAHAM.P.P., PLANTHARA PUTHENPURAYIL, PARAUMALA P.O., MANNAR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. SALAMMA JACOB, W/O.ABRAHAM P.P., PLANTHARA PUTHENPURAYIL, PARUMALA P.O., MANNAR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.VINOD J.DEV SRI.PRAMOD J.DEV RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, STATE SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS & DEATHS DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS & DEATHS, MANNAR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MANNAR, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 4. THE REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS & DEATHS, THALAVADY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY GP K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................... W.P.(C).2309/2010 ....................... Dated this the 25th day of January, 2010 JUDGMENT 1. Petitioners' complaint is that in the register maintained by respondents 3 and 4, their dates of birth have been wrongly entered. It is stated that though they made applications to respondents 3 and 4 seeking correction, the applications were not accepted and therefore they moved Exts.P1 and P2 representations before the 2nd respondent. It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the 2nd respondent has forwarded Exts.P1 and P2 to respondents 3 and 4 and that the applications are pending consideration of respondents 3 and 4. 2. If as stated a mistake has been committed in the entry regarding the dates of birth of the petitioners, it is open to the petitioners to seek its correction before the concerned Registrar of Births and Deaths which insofar as the 1st petitioner is concerned is the 3rd respondent and insofar the 2nd petitioner is concerned is the 4th respondent. If Exts.P1 and P2 have been received by respondents 3 and 4, they shall W.P.(C).2309/10 2 take necessary action on such applications. If the said applications have not been received, it is clarified that it will be open to the petitioners to make appropriate applications before the aforesaid respondents in which event respondents accept the applications and deal with the same in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. 3. Petitioners shall produce a copy of the judgment along with the copy of the writ petition before respondents 3 and 4 for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs