Case Law Analysis
|Gujarat High Court
Section 15 Births and Deaths Act | Registrar Must Correct Birth Certificates for Legal Adoption Without Court Order: Gujarat HC
Gujarat High Court rules that Registrars must correct birth certificates to reflect legal adoption under Section 15 of the Births and Deaths Act, 1969, based solely on a registered adoption deed and affidavits. The judgment eliminates the need for a court order, streamlining the correction process for adoptive parents.