change name of minor

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 12 December 2009 This query is : Resolved
Sir,
i had named my baby boy in the birth certificate in Chandigarh. Now due to some problem I want to change the nae but the Chandigarh Birth & Death department says that I can not change the name of my minor son. Sir, please suggest me how can I change the name. Please tell me about the procedure and legal documents used and also their wordings.
Thanking you

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Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 12 December 2009
The name of any person can be changed by affirming affidavit before the First Class Magistrate and thereafter making a public declaration in a newspaper.Regarding making the necessary correction in the Birth Register you can invoke the writ jurisdiction of the High Court for the inaction on the part of the concerned department.