Registo Civil do Estado da India approved by Decree dated 9-11-1912.

Application for change of name and surname of any person.—

1. (1) Any person desirous of changing his name or surname or both as recorded in the birth register, shall apply to the Registrar of the respective jurisdiction in which his birth is recorded in the prescribed form: Provided that if such a person is a minor, the application shall be made by his guardian.
2. (2) On receipt of the application, the Registrar shall publish the notice thereof by affixing it in the notice board of his office and publish the relevant notice in the Official Gazette calling for objections, if any, on the application within thirty days from the date of the notice.
3. (3) On receipt of the objections, the Registrar shall conduct an enquiry in the manner prescribed and pass such order as he deems fit within sixty days of the receipt of the application.
4. (4) In case no objections are received, or if the order under sub- section (3) is for granting the request of the applicant, the Registrar shall call for the extract under section 17 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (Central Act 18 of 1969) regarding the applicant’s birth registration, enter the relevant particulars in his register and also the changed name and surname and thereafter issue the certificate in the prescribed form.
5. (5) Any person aggrieved by the order of the Registrar under sub- section (3), may, within thirty days from the date of communication of the order, prefer an appeal to the Chief Registrar and the order in appeal passed by the Chief Registrar shall be final.