Anvi G Kashi vs Chief Secretary Of Karnataka on 1 October, 2024
21. As per the above documentary evidence of the plaintiff, it
is clear that the plaintiff is a minor female child of PW 1 and
Goutham Venkatesh Kashi and for minor plaintiff's welfare and
necessity, her parents are changing her born name ANVI G.
KASHI to Vaishvi Anusvi G. Kashi. As a civil right, as stated in
AIR 2007 DELHI 46 (Rashmeet Kaur Kohli (Minor) vs Central
Board Of Secondary Education (CBSC), it is observed that the
grant of decree of declaration is the discretion of the Court and
can be declined in certain circumstances. Take a case where a
person seeks to change his/her name very frequently or wants
change of name to circumvent the rules and bye-laws of the
respondent and if such a person is allowed change of name, it
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may lead to violation of rules and bye-laws and other
complications. In such and similar circumstances, a decree for
declaration which is discretionary can be declined by a Court.'
In this regard the paragraph 8 of such judgment is reproduced
her under;