Mrs.S.Esther Sagayaraj v. The Registrar of Birth and Death/Sub-Registrar,

ORDER The present writ petition is filed praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent to correct the name of the father in the Birth Certificate bearing No. OM07739020723E dated 07.02.2023 from Mr.V.Jayaraman to Mr.N.Vigneswaran and consequently to issue a fresh Birth Certificate incorporating the above correction.

¶2The petitioner is the mother of one Jayajegan. He was born on

22.04.2022 at Rajiv Gandhi Hospital, Puducherry, thereby a Birth Certificate bearing No. OM07739020723E dated 07.02.2023 has been issued, wherein the name of the father was recorded as Mr.V.Jayaraman. It is submitted that the petitioner was married to Mr.V.Jayaraman in the year 2016. However, since the year 2017, they have been living separately. The marriage between the petitioner and Mr.V.Jayaraman came to be dissolved by a decree dated

11.06.2024. After the petitioner's separation from Mr.V.Jayaraman, she has been living with one Mr.N.Vigneswaran since the year 2021. It is submitted that the biological father of Jayajegan is Mr.N.Vigneswaran and that the consent affidavit has also been furnished by Mr.N.Vigneswaran, despite which, the petitioner's request for correction of the Birth Certificate has been rejected. Page3 of 4

¶3The learned counsel appearing for the respondent, on the other hand, would submit that a writ of mandamus may not lie in the facts of the present case and that the only remedy available to the petitioner is to approach the competent Civil Court.

¶4At this stage, the learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner may be granted liberty to withdraw the present writ petition.

¶5Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to work out her remedy in the manner known to law. No costs. 23-07-2026 SHK Page4 of 4

MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J. SHK To

¶1The Registrar of Birth and Death/Sub-Registrar, Uzhavarkarai, Oulgaret Municipality Revenue Section, No.2, East Coast road, Jawahar Nagar, Kavery Nagar, Thanthai Periyar Nagar, Puducherry – 605005.

¶2The Commissioner Oulgaret Municipality, Puducherry.

¶3The Sub-Collector (North) Office of the collectorate, Puducherry. 23-07-2026

Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ Mrs.S.Esther Sagayaraj W/o.N.Vigneswaran, Plot No.14 and 15, 5th Crossw Bankers Colony, Kumaran Nagar, Trichy – 620 017, Tamil Nadu. Presently residing at, Lenin street, Saram, Puducherry – 605 003. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Registrar of Birth and Death/Sub-Registrar, Uzhavarkarai, Oulgaret Municipality Revenue Section, No.2, East Coast road, Jawahar Nagar, Kavery Nagar, Thanthai Periyar Nagar, Puducherry – 605005. 2. The Commissioner Oulgaret Municipality, Puducherry. 3. The Sub-Collector (North) Office of the collectorate, Puducherry. ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, praying for writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to a) correct the name of the father in the birth certificate bearing No. OMO7739020723E dated 07.02.2023 from V.Jayaraman to N.Vigneswaran and consequently, direct the respondents to issue a fresh birth certificate incorporating the above corrections, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.M.JAVADH Page2 of 4 For Respondent(s): Mr.V.Vasantha Kumar, Additional Government Pleader (Puducherry)