High Court of Karnataka Allows Transgender Woman's Petition for Birth Certificate Change — Section 15 of Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 and Rule 11(4) of Karnataka Rules Read Down to Include Voluntary Name and Gender Changes. The court held that the term 'correction' in Section 15 includes voluntary changes to name and gender identity, and directed issuance of a new birth certificate.
20 Dec 2024The petitioner, a transgender woman, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a declaration that Section 15 of the...
