Delayed Birth Registration Beyond One Year Can Only Be Ordered by Judicial Magistrate First Class: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that when a birth is sought to be registered after more than one year from the date of occurrence, such delayed registration can be ordered only by a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class under Section 13(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. The Court made it clear that an Executive Magistrate or Mamlatdar cannot exercise this jurisdiction for delayed registration…