HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 599/2026 Date of order:- 23.03.2026 Uploaded on 24.03.2026 Lakshay Sharma S/O Joginder Raj R/O Karan Nagar Basti Badyal Brahmana Tehsil R.S. Pura Distt. Jammu. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Rudhar Pratap Singh, Advocate. VS 01. U.T of J&K through Commissioner/Secretary to Govt. School Education Department, Jammu. 02. Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education, through its Chairman, Rehari Colony, Jammu-180005. 03. Joint Secretary (Certificates), Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education, Rehari Colony, Jammu -180005. 04. Chief Education Officer, Jammu. 05. Zonal Education Officer, R.S. Pura, Jammu. .…. Respondent(s) Through: CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M A CHOWDHARY, JUDGE ORDER (23.03.2026) 01. Petitioners, through the medium of this petition, seeks direction upon the official respondent Nos. 2&3, to change and correct the name of the petitioner from Prem Paul Sharma to Lakshay Sharma in his educational certificates including High School and Intermediate certificates, in pursuance to Gazette of India Notification dated 30th of November, 2024, keeping in view the law laid down by this Court in WP (C) No. 21/2025, titled, “Mohd. Hassan Vs. U.T of J&K & Ors”. Serial No. 21 2 02. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had made a request on 18.02.2026 for change of name in Educational Certificates to the respondent -Joint Secretary (Certificates), Jammu &Kashmir Board of School Education, Jammu, however, till now, no steps have been initiated by the respondents to correct the name of the petitioner in the above records. 03. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the judgment dated 11.09.2025, passed by this Court in WP(C) No. 21/2025, titled, “Mohd. Hassan Vs. U.T of J&K & Ors”, and prays that the instant petition be disposed of at this stage with direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner’s claim for change of his name in terms of the judgment cited above. 04. In view of the pleadings, submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the facts and circumstances of the case, the instant petition is disposed of at this motion stage, with a direction to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner in this petition in accordance with the judgment dated 11.09.2025 passed in WP(C) No. 21/2025, titled, “Mohd. Hassan Vs. U.T of J&K & Ors”, in case, ratio of case decided in the judgment is applicable to the fact situation of the petitioner. The respondents shall undertake the aforesaid exercise within a reasonable period of time, in accordance with law. The petitioner shall apply in terms of the statutory provision as per the applicable Rules/Regulations, for consideration of his plea. 05. Petition, is thus, disposed of, at motion stage, along with connected application(s). (M A CHOWDHARY) JUDGE Jammu 23.03.2026 Renu