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The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal from a group of plaintiffs seeking to compel the State to issue birth certificates and other official identity documents in assumed names that differed from those accurately recorded at birth. The Court upheld the lower court's decision, finding that there was no right to have new or amended birth certificates issued in assumed names where the original registration was accurate. The judgment emphasised the public interest in maintaining the integrity of the civil registration system and clarified that the constitutional right to identity does not extend to the creation of fictitious official documents. The Court held that the circumstances did not engage the right to identity or any fundamental aspect of the plaintiffs' personal identities, and there was no evidence that refusal to issue such documents placed them in danger.
birth certificate – assumed names – identity documents – right to identity – Civil Registration Act 2004 – public interest – constitutional rights – Article 40.3 of the Constitution – dignity – appeal dismissed – rectification of register – official records – historical fact – integrity of registration system – plaintiffs" personal safety
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