- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33001 WP No. 15937 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO.15937 OF 2025 (LB-BMP) BETWEEN: 1. MASTER AROOR DIVITH RAO S/O BALRAM R RAO AGED ABOUT 7 YEARS R/AT NO.46/1 SRIKAPA DHAMA WEST PARK ROAD NEAR 15TH CROSS MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560 003 SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY HIS NATURAL GUARDIAN MOTHER SWATHI B RAO W/O BALRAM R RAD AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT NO.46/1 SRIKARA DHAMA WEST PARK ROAD NEAR 15TH CROSS MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560 003. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LIKITH PATEL M.K., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33001 WP No. 15937 of 2025 AND: 1. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SOUTH BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE JAYANAGARA, BENGALURU-560 011. 2. CHIEF REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. KARTHIKEYAN B S., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH AND SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT BEARING NO.SN(S)P.R./8564/2024-25 DATED 09.12.2024 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT (ANNEXURE-C), ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33001 WP No. 15937 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. The name of the petitioner has been recorded as Aroor Divith Rao in his birth certificate. His parents are desirous of changing his name to Divith Rao. They have made a representation to respondent No.1 in this regard. However, the same has been rejected by way of the impugned endorsement (vide Annexure-C to the writ petition). Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Both the advocates for the petitioner as well as the respondents submit that a similar situation has been examined by this Court in W.P.No.6370/2024 and a direction has been issued to the authorities concerned wherein it has been ordered to change the name and both the advocates together submit that the prayer may be granted in this petition. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33001 WP No. 15937 of 2025 3. I do not see any reason why the benefit of the ratio in W.P.No.6370/2024 should not enure to the benefit of the petitioner in the instant case. 4. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) The impugned endorsement dated 09.12.2024 (vide Annexure-C to the writ petition) passed by respondent No.1 is hereby set aside; (ii) Respondent No.2 is directed to consider the request of the petitioner by conducting the necessary enquiry as per Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act read with the relevant Rules and also in the light of the order passed in W.P.No.6370/2024 and pass appropriate orders accordingly. The same shall be done within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order; (iii) The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE hkh. List No.: 1 Sl No.: 64