{
  "id": 11053580,
  "title": "Madhya Pradesh High Court Sets Aside ‘Kumbh Girl’ Monalisa’s Birth Date Correction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/madhya-pradesh-high-court-sets-aside-kumbh-girl-monalisas-birth-date",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T22:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/madhya-pradesh-high-court-sets-aside-kumbh-girl-monalisas-birth-date-correction"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indore, Madhya Pradesh: The Madhya Pradesh High Court's Indore division has overturned a decision that altered the birth date of Monalisa Bhosle, the girl who gained fame as the \"Kumbh girl\" during the Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayagraj. The court determined that she was not given a fair hearing before the date change was implemented. Justice Gajendra Singh instructed the chief municipal officer of Maheshwar to re-evaluate the application submitted by Bhosle's father following the issuance of a new birth certificate. The controversy stemmed from Bhosle's marriage to her co-actor in Kerala on March 11, 2026. Her original birth certificate, dated June 5, 2025, listed her date of birth as January 1, 2008. This information also appeared on her Aadhaar, PAN, and voter ID document. Her father then requested authorities, positing that hospital records showed she was born on December 30, 2009. The municipal office subsequently rectified the entry, changing her birth date. Bhosle and her partner contested the correction, arguing that it was executed without proper notification. The respondents argued that the correction was supported by records from a nearby Community Health Centre and deemed it lawful. The court noted that adjusting her birth date pushed her majority by nearly two years, thereby impeding crucial civil rights, such as voting, managing personal bank accounts, signing contracts, and asserting personal choices in marriage. The court concluded that notifying her father alone did not meet the principle of audi alteram partem, which mandates that an affected individual must be afforded an opportunity to be heard. Consequently, the court annulled the correction order made on March 31 and ordered the authority to reassess her father's application after granting Bhosle a chance to present her case in line with the law.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The Madhya Pradesh High Court’s Indore bench has set aside an order correcting the date of birth of Monalisa Bhosle, who shot to fame as the 'Kumbh girl' during Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, holding that she was not allowed to be heard before the change was made. Justice Gajendra Singh directed the chief municipal officer, Maheshwar, to decide afresh the application filed…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Mahakumbh fame Monalisa Bhonsle gets relief as HC sets aside birth certificate correction order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/mahakumbh-fame-monalisa-bhonsle-gets-relief-as-hc-sets-aside-birth",
        "published": "2026-09-30T23:27:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}