Case Law Analysis
|Gujarat High Court
Section 15 Births and Deaths Registration Act | Registrars Must Correct Substantive Birth Certificate Errors on Affidavit Evidence; No Mandate to Approach Court : Gujarat HC
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that registrars under the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1969, have a non-discretionary duty to correct substantive errors in birth certificates upon submission of affidavits from two credible persons. This clarifies that administrative authorities cannot evade their statutory obligations by directing applicants to file writ petitions - reinforcing accountability in civil registration systems.