After Husband Agrees, Kerala HC Allows Correction Of Father's Name In Birth Certificate Of Child Born Out Of Extra-Marital Affair

The Kerala High Court recently invoked its extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution to order correction of the name of the father in the birth certificate of a minor child, who was born out of an extra-marital affair of the child's mother.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan was considering a writ petition filed by the minor child and her biological parents. They sought to...