Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Kerala High Court Allows Name Change in Marriage Certificate
A woman in Kerala, India, got married to someone from a different religion.
After her marriage, she changed her name as part of her religious conversion.
She asked the court to update her marriage certificate with her new name so she could get a visa to join her husband who is working in another country.
The Kerala High Court agreed and told the marriage registrar to issue a new certificate with her changed name.
The Kerala High Court directed the marriage registrar in Alappuzha to issue a fresh marriage certificate reflecting a woman's changed name.
The woman sought the amendment to apply for a visa to join her husband working abroad.
Justice P V Kunhikrishnan allowed the plea filed by the woman.
The name change was due to her religious conversion and inter-religious marriage.
The court's decision aims to facilitate the woman's visa application process.
- Who
- A woman who converted religions and married inter-religiously
- What
- The Kerala High Court directed the marriage registrar to issue a fresh marriage certificate reflecting the woman's changed name
- When
- Recently (exact date not specified)
- Where
- Alappuzha, Kerala, India
- Why
- To allow the woman to apply for a visa to join her husband working abroad
- Court
- Kerala High Court
- Location
- Alappuzha
- Judge
- Justice P V Kunhikrishnan
- Reason for Change
- Religious conversion and inter-religious marriage
- Purpose of Change
- Visa application to join husband abroad