Registrar Can't Alter Father's Name in Child's Birth Certificate Without Hearing Him, Must Consider Conclusive Proof Under Section 118 Evidence Act: Kerala High Court
In a significant ruling on 17th July 2025, the Kerala High Court at Ernakulam in WP(C) No. 26123 of 2024, presided by Honourable Mr. Justice C.S. Dias, quashed a birth certificate illegally altered without the consent of the child’s biological father. The petitioner, AAA, was married to the 7th respondent on 26.05.2010, and a child (the 9th respondent) was born on 07.03.2011. Initially, the birth of the child was registered…
