VAISHALI TOMAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner seeks a change of her name on the advice of some Astrologer as she is not keeping good health. This change in the name has been sought voluntarily and the writ petition has been filed for a direction to the respondent-Board to carry out the said change.

(2.) Sri S.P. Sharma has invited the attention of the Court to clause 69.1 of the Examination Bye-laws of the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi, which is extracted hereunder;-

(3.) A perusal of the above highlighted rules indicate that a change can be carried out but an alteration in the name will be considered where such changes have been permitted by a Court of law and notified in a Gazette. In the event the Court permits, the same shall be carried out by the Board after obtaining relevant documents.