IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 22ND JANUARY 2009 / 2ND MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 36883 of 2008(N) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. DR. JOHNY CYRIAC, PARAKKALAMPAT HOUSE, 36, 1839 A, ELAMKULAM ROAD, KALOOR KOCHI 682 017. 2. DR. ARCHANA AXA THOMAS, W/ODR. JOHNY CYRIAC, PARAKKALAMPAT HOUSE, 36, 1839 A, ELAMKULAM ROAD, KALOOR KOCHI 682 017. BY ADV. SRI.JOBY CYRIAC RESPONDENT: --------------- THE REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS, COCHIN CORPORATION, CORPORATION OFFICE, ERNAKULAM. BY SRI. S. RAMESH BABU, STANDING COUNSEL FOR COCHIN CORPORATION THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P(C).No. 36883 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT Challenge in this writ petition is against Ext.P2 order by which the application made by the petitioner for correcting the name of the petitioner's son has been rejected, by the respondent stating that it has no power to effect such correction. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner rightly refers to the judgment of this Court in Sivanandan v. Registrar of Birth and Deaths [2007(3) KLT 721] and states that the conclusion in Ext.P2 is in correct. 3. Having heard both sides, I am inclined to agree with the counsel. 4. Accordingly, Ext.P2 will stand set aside and respondent is directed to reconsider the application made by the petitioner in the light of the judgment referred above and orders shall be passed as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. Writ Petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) ttb W.P.C.No. 36883 OF 2008 -:2:-