Shri.G.Srinivas Rao And ANR v. The Andaman And Nicobar Administration And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

[ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] *** WPA/354/2025 Shri G.Srinivas Rao and another Vs.

The Andaman and Nicobar Administration and another Mr. KMB Jayapal ... for the petitioners Ms. Babita Das ... for the respondents August 6, 2025 [SR] Item No.3 The petitioners who are the adoptive parents of a child are aggrieved by the fact that the second respondent has failed to consider their application filed on 1st July, 2025 for making necessary correction in the birth certificate of the child by incorporating their names as the parents of the child in place and stead of the biological parents.

Heard learned counsels for the parties.

It appears from the registered deed of adoption executed on 15th May, 2015 that the petitioners have been declared to be the adoptive parents of the child and the biological parents have relinquished their right, title, interest and claim over the said child.

In view of the above, there is no reason for the second respondent to sit over the application filed by the petitioners till date. The second respondent is directed to dispose of the application and incorporate the names of the petitioners as the adoptive parents of the child in her birth certificate by replacing the names of the biological parents recorded therein in terms of

the registered deed of adoption dated 15th May, 2025. Such exercise should be completed within two weeks from date. The writ petition being WPA/354/2025 is disposed of. There shall be, however, no order as to costs. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties expeditiously on compliance with the usual formalities.

( Suvra Ghosh, J.)