IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 3RD APRIL 2008 / 14TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 11044 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DEEPU ANN MATHEWS, D/O.LATE MATHEWS THOMAS, KARIMPIL HOUSE, NARANGANAM P.O. NARANGANAM VILLAGE, KOZHENCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.VARUGHESE M EASO RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE CHIEF REGISTRAR OF BIRTH AND DEATH REGISTRATION, OFFICE OF CHIEF BIRTH AND DEATHS REGISTRAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE REGISTRAR OF BIRTH AND DEATH REGISTRATION, THIRUVALLA MUNICIPALITY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, THIRUVALLA. R1 & R2 BY G.P. SRI. SRI.MUHAMMED NAZAR. R3BY ADV. SRI.SUBASH CHAND THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ----------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.11044 OF 2008 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of April, 2008 J U D G M E N T The grievance which the petitioner voiced in this writ petition is that the third respondent who is the Registrar of Births and Deaths for the area of the Thiruvalla Municipality is not allowing her application for correction of her name as Deepu Ann Mathews. 2. I heard the submissions of Sri.Varughese M.Easo, learned counsel for the petitioner and those of Sri.Subhash Chand, learned standing counsel for the Thiruvalla Municipality. The file kept by the third respondent was placed before me by Sri. Subhash Chand and he submitted that if the petitioner is prepared to submit a proper application before the third respondent enclosing the various documents which have been called for by the third respondent in communication Nos. B & D.3841/08 dated 19-3-2008 and B & D 3841/08 dated 28-3-08 the third respondent will be permitted to consider that application in the light of the circulars issued by the Chief Registrar, 2nd respondent giving guidelines regarding the exercise of power to make corrections in the register. ] 3. Under the above circumstance I dispose of the writ petition directing the petitioner to file a proper application before the third WP(C)N0. 11044/08. -2- respondent annexing the various documents called for by the third respondent as per the two communications referred to above and the third respondent will, if such an application is received from the petitioner within ten days from today, consider that application and pass appropriate orders in the light of the guidelines issued by the 2nd respondent in the matter from time to time. (PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE) ksv/