Ex parte: Grigoriev (212 of 2006) [2006] SCSC 56 (1 August 2006)

Ex parte: Grigoriev (212 of 2006) [2006] SCSC 56 (1 August 2006)

The court found that the applicant's illness constituted sufficient cause for the delay and ordered the registration of the birth.

Citation
[2006] SCSC 56
Parties
Applicant: Victorya Grigoriev
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Judgment Date
1 August 2006
Case Number
212 of 2006
Procedural Posture
Application to Register Birth of a Child / Order
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Late Registration of Birth, Civil Status Act
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Late Registration of Birth Civil Status Act

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Parties

Victorya Grigoriev

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Application to Register Birth of a Child / Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the court should allow late registration of the applicant's child under Section 31(2) of the Civil Status Act

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant's illness constituted sufficient cause for the delay and ordered the registration of the birth.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Chief Officer of the Civil Status Office to effect registration of the male child of Mrs. Victorya Grigoriev