AMENDMENT IN KARNATAKA GRANTING JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY OVER DELAYED BIRTH/DEATH REGISTRATION UPON EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY UNLAWFUL: HIGH COURT.
The Karnataka High Court has declared that the state government’s recent amendment to the Karnataka Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, which granted executive authorities the power to decide on delayed birth or death registrations, is ultra vires. The Court ruled on a petition filed by a non-governmental organization challenging Read more









