New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- The Bombay High Court has issued a notice to the Maharashtra government over a petition that challenged its GR directing cancellation of all birth certificates issued by naib tehsildars after August 11, 2023.

The Nagpur bench of the high court issued the notice to the government and its officials, including chief secretary and collectors, on September 9 and sought their replies within two weeks.

The Government Resolution (GR) dated March 12 this year and a subsequent order dated March 17 directed that all birth certificates issued by naib tehsildars after August 11, 2023 be cancelled. The high court was hearing a petition filed by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR).

The petitioners alleged that...