1. **Subject of the dispute:** The plaintiff filed a claim with the court in the interest of a minor child, requesting the establishment of the paternity of a deceased serviceman, the exclusion of information regarding another person as the father from the birth record, and the entry of appropriate amendments.<\/p>\n
2. **Court’s reasoning:**
\n * The court emphasized that determining the proper composition of defendants is the court\u2019s duty, which is performed regardless of whether the parties to the case have requested it (the *ex officio* principle).
\n * The Supreme Court established that since the satisfaction of a claim regarding the change of information about the father directly affects the rights and obligations of the deceased\u2019s mother (who becomes the child’s “grandmother” and gains the right to a share of the one-time financial assistance), she is a proper defendant in this case.
\n * The lower courts erred in considering the case by involving the deceased\u2019s mother only as a third party, whereas under the requirements for amending a vital record, she should have been a defendant.
\n * Filing a lawsuit against an improper defendant (or an improper composition of defendants) is an independent and unconditional ground for dismissing the claims.
\n * The court emphasized that the dismissal of the claim on these procedural grounds does not deprive the plaintiff of the right to re-apply to the court, having correctly determined the composition of the defendants.
\n * The court in this case reaffirmed its established position regarding the mandatory inclusion of the proper composition of defendants in cases where it is impossible to resolve issues regarding the obligations of one person without resolving issues regarding the obligations of another, which constitutes a form of mandatory joinder.<\/p>\n
3. **Court\u2019s decision:** The Supreme Court set aside the decisions of the lower courts regarding the amendment of the vital record and dismissed the claim due to it being filed against an improper composition of defendants.<\/p>\n