The Allahabad High Court has strongly criticized the state of affairs regarding the issuance of birth certificates in Uttar Pradesh, terming the system a “mess” and observing that it appears anyone can procure a certificate with any date of birth they desire. The Division Bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Anish Kumar Gupta , in the case of Shivanki vs. Union of India And 2 Others (Writ-C No. 40200 of 2025), directed the Principal Secretary, Department of Medical and Health, to file a detailed affidavit explaining how such anomalies exist and what steps are being taken to rectify the system.

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The matter came before the Court regarding the petitioner, Shivanki. Although the State Government was not originally a party to the petition, instr

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