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Khushi Chopra

Gujarat High Court Directs Authority To Make Inquiry Under S. 15 of Births and Deaths Act Before Changing Name on Birth Certificate

The Court had observed that the Respondent Authority in the present case had issued a communication to the Petitioner, rejecting correction of her name on Birth Certificate. Therefore, the Court relied upon Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, quashing Respondent’s communication and directing to make an

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Chhattisgarh High Court Dismisses Revision Petition Whereby Applicant Prayed To Set Aside Impugned Order of Granting Maintenance to Wife

Excerpt The Court directed that in light of the fact that the applicant used to earn sufficient income, henceforth, the impugned order granting maintenance to respondent-wife was not erroneous. Background The Applicant had filed the present petition to challenge the legality, propriety, and correctness of an order dated 21.5.2018 passed

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Gujarat High Court Dismisses a Petition for Amendment in Prayer Clause, On the Ground That Application Was Filed After Commencement of Trial

Excerpt  A petition was filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, against an order dated 01.10.2018, which was passed by the Learned 2nd Additional Senior Civil Judge, Rajpipla, Narmada below Exh.88 in Regular Civil Suit no. 157 of 2007, wherein, the learned Trial Judge had been pleased to reject the

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Gujarat High Court Dismisses a Petition for Bringing Heirs of the Deceased Party on Record, on Account of Delay in Preferring the Application

The Court said that it wasn’t pleased to condone a delay of 3709 days in filing the said application, based on the previous judgments of the Court. Henceforth, the petition was dismissed. Background The present writ petition was preferred by the original petitioner-Patel Kashibhai Tarshibhai, who had expired on 25.5.2008.

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Gujarat High Court Directs Respondent To Make Inquiry and Give Decision in Regard To Name Change on Birth Certificate

Excerpt  The Court had observed that the respondent in the present case had issued a communication to the petitioner, rejecting to change the name on the Birth Certificate. Hence, the Court relied upon Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 and quashed the respondent’s communication, and directed

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Gujarat HC Directs the Respondent To Make an Inquiry and Give a Decision in Regard To Changing the Name of the Petitioner on Birth Certificate

The Court had observed that the respondent in the present case had issued a communication to the petitioner, rejecting to change the name on the Birth Certificate. Hence, the Court relied upon Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 and quashed the respondent’s communication, and directed to carry out an inquiry and consider the documentary evidence and later give a final decision.

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