YiONNo. 1/27/2002-VS (CRS)-Chandigarh HRd TTTT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY % HOME AFFAIRS HRTT & TERfiFZR 41… — LIST OF AMENDING ACTS

YiONNo. 1/27/2002-VS (CRS)-Chandigarh HRd TTTT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY % HOME AFFAIRS HRTT & TERfiFZR 41 dlqly 0 OFTICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL; INDIA V.S: Divisio1; West Block ~I, RK Puram; New Delhi 110066 TT uTTnTT / REGGENLIND Tele-fax 26100678 E-mail _ rgsrs@ndb.vsnl.net.in dated the July 30,2003 Circular No.3/2003 Suh; Correction of errors in Birth and Death Registers The Section 15 of (he Registration of Birlhs and Deaths Acl, 1969 provides for Death in the respective registers if these are found correction of entries of a Birth Of in forn1 O substance, or been fraudulently or improperly made The state rules erroneous made under this Act for this purpose provide detailed procedures for making correctiou of such errors_ The Rules provides (hat in case of clerical o formal errors such as spellings of named Or Otherwise brought to their nolice, the Registrar would etc. noticed by the Registrars [1to the matter and after being salisfied of the errors; make the Jecessary corrections enquire be construed (hat such (ypes of errors could be correcled upon production of Thus it may adequate documnentary proof in support of the claim: In case of errors in substance, the rules provides that the Registrar may correct such entries upon sproduction by ihe concerned person & dcclaration seliing foth ehe nattrhofacte errors and true facts Of the case made by two credlible persons having knowledge of fhe facts Thus such types of errors may be corrected upon, taking an affidavit fiom the of the case_ selting forih ihe nalure of erors along with documentary proof in support concerned person and declaration of two credible persons having knowledge of the facts of the case. However; need to have a check o the Registrars in exercising (heir discretionary powers 1I] there is the