The High Court of Karnataka has directed the Registrar of Births and Deaths to change the name of a five-year-old child as sought by her adoptive parents in the birth certificate issued earlier, based on her name given by her biological family.
While cautioning the authorities of imposing a heavy cost if they failed to comply with its direction within four weeks, the court said that all authorities, including educational institutions, should accept the corrected certificate without raising any issue on the change of name.
Justice Krishna S. Dixit passed the order on a joint petition filed by the adoptive parents and their daughter.
