{"id":6235,"date":"2016-09-30T07:39:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T07:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legaldesk.com\/?p=6235"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:43:16","slug":"name-change-in-gazette-follow-up-and-common-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webdemo.d-apps.in\/legaldesk\/name-change-in-gazette-follow-up-and-common-mistakes","title":{"rendered":"Name Change In Gazette: Follow Up And Common Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Applying for a <\/span>name change notification in the local Gazette<\/span> and the subsequent waiting period can be a matter of anxiety for an applicant. It takes a bundle of documents which needs to be sent to the Department of Publications, Delhi, in order to apply for a gazette notification of name change<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

To summarise, it contains a few drafted applications, certificate, photographs and proforma of notification matter along with copies of the name change\u00a0affidavit<\/a> (or name correction affidavit<\/a> or one and the same person affidavit<\/a>), newspaper and an ID proof. After sending the complete set with a C.D proforma and the requisite fees in the form of a demand draft, there can approximately be a waiting period of nearly two months until your name change is notified in the Gazette of India. This period may be more or less based on various circumstances including the bulk of pending requests from all around the country. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to check if my Name Change Notification has been published?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Following is the way to check if your name change has been notified.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Visit<\/span> egazette.nic.in<\/span><\/a>. E-Gazette or electronic Gazette is the new age system of electronically publishing gazette entries which may be downloaded and printed by users, only if necessary. <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. On the first page, find the option called ‘Search Gazette’.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. When you click on ‘Search Gazette’ \u00a0three options appear. Click the\u00a0second option ‘Search ExtraOrdinary\/Weekly Gazette’.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. A new page shall open which says ‘Select Category’. Click on ‘Weekly Gazette’ in the dropdown.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. In the second window, there shall be an option called ‘Part and Section’. After clicking on it, select ‘Part IV’ which is the second last option’.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Part IV is the section of Gazette which publishes announcements by individual citizens.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. After that, proceed further by clicking on ‘Standard Report’.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. You will be able to see the list of gazette issues starting from the latest issue as pdf files.<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Click on the pdf icon on the right side of an issue to download it.<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Press Ctrl+F to search your name after selecting an issue.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What are the common mistakes that should be avoided to ensure timely publication?<\/strong><\/h4>\n