HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 10705 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays at the outset that the description of the parties in the array of respondents as well as in the prayer clause is incorrect, and he may be allowed to make necessary corrections during the course of the day. The oral prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is allowed. Let the necessary corrections, as aforesaid, be made during the course of the day. We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Mohammad Hamza Shamim, who has filed his power on behalf of the respondents, which is taken on record. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer :- (i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding respondent no.3 to expeditiously decide the petitioner's application dated 03.02.2012 seeking cancellation of the Death Certificate of Shri Ram, son of Late Shri Dwarika, resident of Fatwapurwa, Takrohi, Ward Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Pergana, Tehsil and District Lucknow issued by respondent no.3 and to take appropriate action against respondents in accordance with law as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the respondents that, under the U.P. Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2002, Rule 11(6) provides the power to the Registrar to initiate correction of the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Raghvendra Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : Namit Sharma Vishaleshwar Mahadev Sehkari Awas Samiti Ltd. Thru. Secy. Sri. Kamesh Prasad Pandey .....Petitioner(s) Nagar Nigam Lko Thru. Municipal Commissioner Lko And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) date of birth or death which has been fraudulently or improperly made, by submitting a report giving the necessary details to the officer authorized by the Chief Registrar through a general or special order made in this behalf under Section 25. Upon receiving such a report and after giving an opportunity of hearing, the officer may take necessary action in the matter. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that his application is pending before respondent no.3, which has not yet been decided. Respondent no. 3 is directed to dispose of the application of the petitioner by a reasoned and speaking order, after giving an opportunity of hearing to all concerned, within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. November 4, 2025 Ashish Dewal WRIC No. 10705 of 2025 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHISH DEWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench