However, the High Court held that Rule 11 of the Karnataka Registration of Birth and Death Rule, 1999 empowers the registrars of births and deaths to make necessary enquiry and correct any clerical or formal error which has been made in the register, and there was no need for the citizens to approach the courts.
Every birth whether at Hospital or at home is to be reported and registered within a prescribed time period at the office of concerned registrar of births and deaths. Birth certificate is a vital document which records the birth of a person and is used as a supporting document for the issuance of other important documents like Passport, OCI etc.
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