Central Gazette Procedure

Name Change Procedure in India, VLN Legal Services is offering legal services in preparing documentation for change of name according to law for the citizen of India.  The Legal procedure and process in getting change of name is as prescribed below.  

Name change process and procedure, now-a-days in India some individuals are changing name  as per most recent pattern, supposition, numerology, horoscope and so on., changing name is an amazingly basic marvel. For some or interchange reasons, individuals have begun changing their names. Be it any visionary, individual or expert reason, the majority of them are transforming it for any of the specific reasons. 

Change of Name Process

Name Change Procedure in India is two stages and First stage, to start with give Classified Ad in a Local Newspaper and Second Stage is apply for Gazette Publication.

THE PROCESS TO CHANGE NAME:

Name Change process has been divided in to three categories, viz...
  1. Name Change for Majors those who attained the age of 18 years including women who wish to change after marriage/surname (can apply directly)
  2. Name Change for Minors should apply through his/her parents.
  3. Name Correction by giving Public Notice.

  • For above three categories prepare an undertaking Affidavit in the minimum value of stamp paper by giving relevant information such as your name, your father/husband name, date of birth and age along with your present address by including your reason to change of your old name into new name and authorize it. In the event of minors their respective parents should give affidavit on behalf of their minor daughter or son. 
  • In respect of minors -- all documentation should be prepare through the parents of minors and subsequently apply on behalf of minors. 
  • In respect of Name correction : Those who are having multiple names or alias names in their documents such as Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, Birth Certificates, Driving Licenses, Educational Documents and if they go for any further studies or to attend interviews and in Passport Office while documents verification if the authorities concerned will not satisfy and found their names irrelevant, wrong entries in records, surnames specifically not mentioned, the authorities concerned will ask to produce Gazette Publication.  For this reason the option of PUBLIC NOTICE in the Gazette is need to declare their wrong names/name corrections by giving clarification of their actual name.
  • For all categories Gazette publication charges are to be paid as fixed by the Gazette Authorities.
  • After getting Gazette Publication copy the process of name change is finished.
The persons who have attained the age of 18 years can apply directly. In case of minors, their parents may apply by producing Identity, proof of Citizenship viz., Ration Card, Pan Card, Passport etc.  

​The said procedure is common to all citizen of India  and is to apply for Central Gazette/Gazette of India.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:

  1. Copy of Photo ID Proofs  such as Passport, PAN Card, Aadhar Card, Voter ID, Driving License duly self attestation.
  2. Two Recent Passport Size Photographs duly signed
  3. Undertaking Affidavit.
  4. Newspaper Publication.
  5. Copy of Birth Certificate for Minors
  6. Copies of Educational Certificates duly self attestation.

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