- I Paid A Bribe
- 13 years ago
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Getting a Birth Certificate from Madras Corporation
- Municipal Services
- Birth Certificate
- Paid INR 5,000
I wanted a Birth Certificate for my official purposes and I approached the Madras Corporation to get one. They searched their records and told that my Birth record is not found. I was born in the Southern Railway Hospital, Madras in 1968 and subsequently after a long search we found the birth record and was forwarded to the Madras Corporation again to have it registered. We informed the Madras Corporation authorities that i found the birth record in the hospital records and was sent to Madras Corporation officially. They said that it cannot be updated now and I need to approach the Court in Madras Corporation and file a petition. Once the judgment is passed on my petition the birth record can be updated in the Corporation records and subsequently the certificate can be issued. I approached one other person (Corporation Employee) who came forward to do it for a price within 10 days. I got him all the papers he wanted and nothing was missing. In spite of having all the details he wanted I was made to shell 5000.00 as bribe money for making all of them work. Finally I got the certificate updated in the Corporation records which took around 3 to 4 months.