• Change surname of minor kid to mothers surname

Dear team
I am from Andhra Pradesh.I want to change my daughters surname to my (mothers) surname. During my divorce i added this point and got order that i can change her name in all legal documents, based on this i also got gazettet notification from Andhra pradesh.
I went to municipal corporation, aadhar card and passport offices. Nowhere court order and gazettet declaration is being considered and they are saying they can bot do it. How shall i proceed now? Can anyone pls help me out
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6 Answers

Change of name is only with perspective effect 

 

you can change her name  in aadhar card and PAN Card but not in her educational documents 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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The municipal authorities cannot change the name in the birth register until and unless there is a particular direction from court to the registrar of births and deaths.

The name in the aadhar card and pan card can be changed based on the government gazette publication by following the prescribed procedures 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2352 Consultations

File writ petition in HC to direct authorities to change your name in Aadhar card on basis of court order and gazette notification 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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You are probably not following the proper and correct procedures.

Is there a particular order in the court divorce decree that your daughter's name can be be changed as per your proposal.

Has the court directed the authorities to change the name of your daughter in its order.?

If there is no provision to change the name in aadhar there are procedures to follow legally, i.e., by obtaining an order against the aadhar authority which denied you this permission by filing a writ petition before high court.

Did you see the GO what they refer?

The aadhar centre doing this job may not be aware of the procedure hence you cn approach the authorities directly.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
87624 Answers
2352 Consultations

Dear Client, if you have official gazette notification from the court, you can change the name of your son legally. It is illegal on part of municipal office, aadhar and passport office to reject the change of name.

Now, you have two options left with you, one is to file a petition in the court on rejection of gazette notification by public officials. And other is try to contact and explain the higher officials of these public departments to enfrce the gazetted notification on change of name.

Anik Miu
Advocate, Bangalore
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If there is a court order and direction to any authority for bane change then they are bound to change 

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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