Change of Name

Soma (Querist) 17 November 2010 This query is : Resolved
A person wishes to change his name from ‘A’ to ‘B’.
Whether to change the name a simple notarial affidavit on Rs. 10/- Stam Paper and a subsequent advertisement in News Paper is sufficient?
What are the other legal issues involved?

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Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 17 November 2010
Yes but to be on the safer side get the affidavit sworn before the Magistrate.

Guest (Expert) 17 November 2010
n case you wish to change your name, that also includes your father's name (!!) or even Surname you have to follow a very simple procedure.

1.

Go to the State Government Press in the Capital City of your state.
2.

Ask them for the form for change of name and obtain it.
3.

Fill up the form and submit it (preferably then and there).
4.

Pay the requisite Fees in cash. (Rs. 120/-) (6-8 weeks for publication) and Rs. 620/- for urgent (2-3 weeks)).
5.

The Press would publish the details of the change of your name (or father's name, or surname as be your case) and post you two copies of the Government Gazette or ask you to collect the same. The press would also let you know when they would publish the same.

6.

Thereafter wherever you wish to submit your change of Name / Father's Name / Surname Proof, you can submit true copies of the relevant pages of the Gazette.

The procedure is adopted for the change in the date of birth and age and even for a change of religion.

M.Sheik Mohammed Ali (Expert) 17 November 2010
yes. i agree acharya

Parthasarathi Loganathan (Expert) 17 November 2010
Yes finally the same(name change) is notified in the Gazette publication of the State.

Dineshwar Singh Kaushik (Expert) 17 November 2010
Yes I do agree with Mr. Ajitabh Acharya, who has explained it very clearly.

Sri Vijayan.A (Expert) 18 November 2010
The procedure explained by Mr.Ajitabh is followed in Tamil Nadu.
It is very simple procedure.
Yo need not to execute any affidavit and get it notarised or attested.
But in the application form you have to get attestation by an revenue officer not below the rank of Tahsildar or by a judicial officer

Debasish Hota (Expert) 18 November 2010
Perhaps the procedures difffer from state to state.But it is required to be publised in the official Gazette of the state.