- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45341 WP No. 19822 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 19822 OF 2025 (GM-ST/RN) BETWEEN: BABY LOCHANA PRIYA, D/O SRI NANDEESHA K, AGED ABOUT 5 YEARS, R/O YADIYURU POST AND HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT. PETITIONER BEING MINOR, REP. BY HER MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIEN SMT. ANNAPOORNA M, W/O SRI NANDEESHA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/O YADIYURU POST AND HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI KALEEMULLA SHARIFF, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SUB-REGISTRAR, (BIRTHS AND DEATHS), PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, YEDIYURU, KUNIGAL TALUK. 2. THE TAHASIDAR, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B RAVINDRANATH, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST OF THE PETITIONER TO ENTER THE CHANGED NAME OF THE PETITIONER AS AMULYA LAHARI Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45341 WP No. 19822 of 2025 A.N. GOWDA AS PER ANNEXURE-B, DATED 24-03-2025, IN THE LIGHT OF THE DECISION OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. NO. 6370/2024, DATED 06-02-2025, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-J, BY ISSUING A WRIT OF MANDAMUS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs; "(i) Direct the 2nd respondent to consider the request of the petitioner to enter the changed name of the petitioner as AMULYA LAHARI A.N. GOWDA as per ANNEXURE-'B'. dated 24-03-2025, in the light of the decision of this Hon'ble Court in W.P. No. 6370/2024, dated 06-02-2025, produced at Annexure-J, by issuing a Writ of Mandamus. (ii) Issue such other writ, order or direction, this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case." 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that an application which had been made to change the name of the petitioner has not been considered by respondent No.2-Tahsildar and no action has been taken. In that background that the petitioner is before this Court seeking for the aforesaid reliefs. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45341 WP No. 19822 of 2025 3. The aspect of change of the name for a person in the birth certificate has been considered in detail by the well-reasoned order for Co-ordinate Bench of the Court in Master Adhrith Bhat vs. the Registrar of Births and Deaths in WP No.6370/2024 dated 06.02.2025, wherein this Court has categorically come to a conclusion that when a change in the name is sought for it would be for the competent authority to consider the said application and pass necessary orders. 4. Hence, the submission of learned AGA that a proceeding would have to be filed in Court for declaration of change of name and thereafter the applicant to approach the Tahsildar cannot be accepted. 5. In that view of the matter, I pass the following; ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed. ii. Respondent No. 2-Tahsildar is directed to consider the application of the petitioner dated - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45341 WP No. 19822 of 2025 24.03.2025 in terms of the decision of this Court in Master Adhrith Bhat vs. the Registrar of Births and Deaths in WP No.6370/2024 dated 06.02.2025 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 51