name and religion change
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Anonymous
(Querist) 13 January 2016
This query is : Resolved
Hi. I was born and bought up in a hindu family. I hv accepted christ as my saviour while i was in school. I now want to change my name and religion to christianity. So i want to know the legal procedures for that.pls help
rajagopal.s
(Expert) 13 January 2016
The person attaining the age of 18 yrs. and above who wishes to get his/her
change of name published in the Gazette of India Part-IV has to comply with the
following formalities prior to publish of such advertisement.
1. Please advertise change of name in one of the daily local leading newspaper
stating therein father’s/Husband’s name along with residential address and
forward it in original to this Department.
2. Please submit an original affidavit duly attested by first class
Magistrate/Notary/Oath Commissioner showing therein full details of
father’s/husband’s name along with residential address before taking oath in the affidavit . In case of individuals working with Central Govt. they may submit deed for change of name in accordance with the Ministry of Home Affairs O.M. No. - 190016/1/87-Estt. dated 12.03.1987. Specimen is attached. In case of Indians, living abroad, he/she will submit deed duly attested by the respective Indian Embassy/Indian High Commission, in original to this
Department.
3. Please submit printing matter as prescribed in the attached specimen duly
completed in all respects by typing the same on a separate plain paper and
signed by the individual in his/her old name, with two witnesses in duplicate.
The Proforma must be typed.
4. Please attach two passport size photographs and come personally or else the casecan be sent by registered post with photographs duly attested.
5. The printing charges for publication of change of name Rs. 700/- only. However
in case of public notice Rs. 900/- would be charged. The amount will have to be
submitted or remitted in advance in cash or by Demand Draft/India Postal Order
drawn in favour of Controller of Publication, Department of Publication,
Civil Lines, Delhi-54. The extra copies of the Gazette can be supplied to the
extent of 2 on additional payment of Rs. - 35/- per copy. The charges in cash can
also be deposited alongwith, aforesaid documents in our Department. The cost of
advertising of change of name in the Gazette of India for Indian living abroad is Rs. - 2300/- which includes air mail charges also.
6. All the aforesaid document, printing charges together with forwarding letter
addressed to The controller of Publication, Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi-54. should be sent to this Department. The documents must not be old beyond the period of one year.
7. The documents once submitted in this Department will not be returned in any
circumstances, neither original nor Xerox copy.
8. Visiting hrs. to the public in this regard is 10.00 am to 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm to 3.00pm on any working day.
9. (A) If the individual adopts the name of other religion and not change his/her
religion, he/she must produce an affidavit duly signed by the SDM that
he/she not changed his/her religion. The cost of such type of advertisement will be Rs. 900/-
(B) Such type of matter for change of Religion must also be shown in the
newspaper as well as in the prescribed Performa.
