{"id":132952,"date":"2009-09-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/v-sajesh-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-11-september-2009"},"modified":"2015-11-27T13:36:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T08:06:10","slug":"v-sajesh-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-11-september-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/v-sajesh-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-11-september-2009","title":{"rendered":"V Sajesh vs State Of Karnataka on 11 September, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
V Sajesh vs State Of Karnataka on 11 September, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: L.Narayana Swamy<\/div>\n
E\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE\n\nDATED THIS THE 1 IT\" DAY OF \n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE LI MNARAYANPIAGGSWAMY  * G\n\nR.F.A.NO.864 g'II2_c>_cII1;_*\":;.{:3.I3R'm_~.'_j.' if   '\n\nBE! WEEN:\n\nSRI V.SAJESH, \nAGED ABOUT 23 YEARS.\nSON OF sRI V.VASU,  I\n\nSURAPPA LAN ._\n\n      \n\n \"   -A  \n[BY SRI.H.1=JAG_rARAJAI.AH.;_'ADVOQATE}\n\nAND: \n\nI. STATE\"'-Q5' I_(AR_NA'I\"AK;A\nRE-PRESE1\\I'I'ED\" BY ITS\nSECRETARY.'--\u00bb.VV_ _\nB1)UCA'I\"I.oN DEPARTMENT.\n\n' \"1\\;\/IULIFIASTOREYED BUILDING,\n\n .\"_JIEE{ANPI VEEDHI.\n\nA = IBANGAI;QRB.\n\n 2. THE GBRUTY DIRECTOR\n I OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.\n\nGALORE NORTH DISTRICT.\n\nG  BANGALORE.\n\n  -~{-B:Y SRI.NA.RAYANAPPA. AGA}\n\nK\n\n: APPELLANT\n\n: RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n
I-J<\/p>\n
RFA FILED U\/O 41 R1 R\/W SEC 96 OF CPC AGAINST
\nTHE JUDGMENT ANII) DECREE DATED
\nPASED IN O.S.NO.8229\/2001 ON THE FIl’.,E__’OF<\/p>\n
XVI .AoDLxHTY CHHL & sessumva AJQDGE;;
\nBANGALORE (HTK IHSMHEHNG awn: sun? FOR_*<\/p>\n
CHANGEOFNAME. _s_<\/p>\n
THE3APPEALrCON\ufb02NG oN’EoR.HEARn\ufb01i\u00a7jhs<\/p>\n
DAY, THE COUR MADE  FOLAL\u00abQVVING:I.\u00bb-it-A. . A V’
\noeo\ufb01eyl A
\nThe plaintiff has   First Appeal
\nagainst the Jiildgment  L\ufb02eeree  29\/5\/2003
\npassed in:-   yyfehe file of XVI Addl.
\nCity C–i_vi}._8.:  Bangalore City, dismissing<\/p>\n
the suit”efo1’Vd’eel’ara*ti:on to change the name from<\/p>\n
 _ Saj,esh V to Rajeshym\ufb01yli\u00e9mar V.<\/p>\n
  2:,A_Tl1\u00aberappe1lant submits that, he was named by<\/p>\n
lll\ufb01iis  Sajesh V. Accordingly his name has<\/p>\n
 been re\ufb02eeted in all the School records. I-Iis fathers<\/p>\n
A Vf’V\u00bbna’lme is Vasu. Hence, V 11′ s been suffixed to his name.<\/p>\n
 He has relied on Governm nt order No.A5{l)\/5(8) SSH<\/p>\n
caste 23\/89~9O dated 2\/5\/2000. under which pl.aintiff’<\/p>\n
is required to obtain a declaration from the crolnz\ufb01ieotent<\/p>\n
Civil Court for change of name. Earlier  <\/p>\n
affidavit before the Notary to getliis ‘n”am_:eu in<\/p>\n
all the school records. Howev.er’–_:by virtue = <\/p>\n
Government order he had the  if<\/p>\n
3. The Respon.d”ent7:-_dejfer\ufb02aintsi  though served
\nthrough summons. engaged  but did not file<\/p>\n
any written..\u00e9tat:\u00a7r_n.ent,l:.\u00ab _  <\/p>\n
{.t.””C)r1~  ahobellant he has examined
\nhimselfas ‘go:t”\u00bbm’arked EXP} to P3 Consisting<\/p>\n
of birth celrtificathe. ‘school certificate and Ration card<\/p>\n
 On’ behvalflof defendants none was been<\/p>\n
 -..eV:>V<a.rninedl..\n<\/p>\n
  the basis of the pleadings the Court below<\/p>\n
V’ l..fffrarf:-ed points for determination and they have been<\/p>\n
 answered against the plaintiff. The Court: below has<\/p>\n
“i<\/p>\n
held that the plaintiff in order to misuse his rightgiven<\/p>\n
to him under the Constitutiorl. wants to ch’ar1g’e-Vs..i2,is<\/p>\n
name from Sajesh.V to Rajesh Kumar.V.  <\/p>\n
was concluded by the Court }:aei’owA <\/p>\n
made by the plaintiff to change’\u00abVhils_ls<\/p>\n
abuse of process. Hence. it ‘w_asirejeeted.=.s <\/p>\n
6. Learned counts-‘sip  submitted
\nthat he has  got   under the
\nConstitution   Government
\norder   enables a person
\nto obtain the competent Civil Court in
\norder it It is submitted that people<\/p>\n
call, ‘Saja’:_and therefore he want to change his<\/p>\n
 name as <\/p>\n
A  7. ~ l Narayanappa. learned Additional<\/p>\n
R””e__l’GoVerriment Advocate appearing for the respondent.<\/p>\n
 sslllsiiibmlilts that the appellant has not assigned reason why<\/p>\n
it   hewants to change his name from Sajesh. V. to Rajesh<\/p>\n
‘<<\/p>\n
Kumar.V. The Trial Court is right in dismissing the<\/p>\n
suit. Hence. prays for dismissal of the appeal\ufb01"'–i..f"p–\u00ab._:"".,A<\/p>\n
8. In the light of the submissions–ntadehloyAboth.>\ufb02’7~.<\/p>\n
the parties and in the fight of the eIt1dd;gri2.eii.t’ ‘and’jD__eeree<\/p>\n
passed by the Court below’, the  thatd’  <\/p>\n
consideration in this appeal are} <\/p>\n
i}Whether the alppeillanlt :isp1.ehttt1ea to change his
\nname?     7\n<\/p>\n
2) If so. what o1$:de:_r?_,.’<\/p>\n
I aI’1\u00e9-’34\\l1v\\Ie:_v1.?””‘.the:’-pO1’1″1iS.Alli}.i}1\\tC.]}t’ of the plaintiff for the
\nfollowinglreasonsi\u00e9fp <\/p>\n
lappellat\ufb01t\u00e9pdijailnt\ufb01ft\u00bbhas stated he was named by<\/p>\n
his parents’   He had no option to change<\/p>\n
  histriaiiie in his Aehi\ufb02ldhood since like any other child he<\/p>\n
  eoulld  ” optfor change of name. After growing up he<\/p>\n
\ufb01nds s_o’me}difficulty in facing the people when they call<\/p>\n
him asv…’:Saja’. The word ‘Saga refers to imprisonment.<\/p>\n
A”t.In’\u00bb-ofder to over come this displeasure he wants to<\/p>\n
  -mtzhange his name. The Constitution of India provides a<\/p>\n
it<\/p>\n
6<\/span><\/p>\n
person to get his name changed which is the<\/p>\n
fundamental right of every citizen. When <\/p>\n
the case, the Court cannot reject his claim <\/p>\n
name. The reason that is assigned_ by_-the ‘below <\/p>\n
is that the appellant is mis-utili.siri’gi 7to<\/p>\n
him even under the Coxistiftu.\/t<lon,A"-Th\u00e9'.?:ii3}\u00a7e1;Ia*n.t 'inust-T<\/p>\n
substantially plead and pro.\\.zel:A'y.rhy..p'he  change
\nhis name, otherwise  of process.\n<\/p>\n
The Court belo::w._ and reject the
\nclaim    it is found that
\nplaintiff'”i’r1teif1dslto  tlhepzrovisions. Under these
\n assigned by the Court below<\/p>\n
are not  V.i:9l’e11Aeeli”‘ “pass the following order.<\/p>\n
 p  The’\u00abappealV”‘is”allowed. The order passed by the<\/p>\n
   aside. The suit filed by the plaintiff is<\/p>\n
hereby.~dee’;’eed declaring the name of the appellant as<\/p>\n
 Rajeshliumar V. No order as to costs.<\/p>\n
  *   Office is directed to dy\ufb01w the decree accordingly.<\/p>\n
Sri Narayanappa. learned Additional Govezifiment:<\/p>\n
Advocate is permitted to file his memo of   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court V Sajesh vs State Of Karnataka on 11 September, 2009 Author: L.Narayana Swamy E IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 1 IT” DAY OF BEFORE THE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE LI MNARAYANPIAGGSWAMY * G R.F.A.NO.864 g’II2_c>_cII1;_*”:;.{:3.I3R’m_~.’_j.’ if ‘ BE! WEEN: SRI V.SAJESH, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS. 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