Right to Change Name is A Facet of Fundamental Right & cannot be denied

Rashmi Srivastava Vs State of U.P.  (Allahabad High Court) Petitioner argues that right to change the name has been held is a facet of fundamental right as guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India, as such, he argues that the respondents could not have denied the claim of the petitioner. He further argues that the ground of limitation as taken by the respondents while passing the impugned order is wholly unjustified. HC held that In the light of the judgment in the cases of Kabir Jaiswal and Jigya Yadav, it is now clearly well settled that right to change the name is a f...