High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPC/2913/2021disposed off

Takeshwari Patel v. State Of Chhattisgarh,

2021-11-29Hon'Ble Shri Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant2 pages

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WP(C) No. 2913 of 2021 Takeshwari Patel D/o Hari Shankar Patel, Aged About 36 Years R/o. C/o Lucky Sharma, Ward No.4, Thanapara, Bagbahara, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through - The Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Divisional Officer, Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Nasimuddin Ansari, Advocate.

For the respondents / State : Shri Aman Kesharwani, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant Order on Board 29.11.2021 Heard on petition.

1. It is submitted that the actual date of birth of the petitioner is 3.8.1986, which is reflected from the mark-sheets of the Primary School Certificate Examination and the Middle School Certificate Examination. Copy of which has been filed for perusal of this Court. The petitioner appeared in High School 10+2 examination in the year 2003. The mark-sheet supplied to the petitioner shows the date of birth erroneously as 3.8.1984. The petitioner has made several representations before the respondent authorities praying for correction of her date of birth in the record but the same has not been considered so far. Hence, this petition.

2. Learned State counsel representing for respondent No.1 opposes the submissions and submits that the petition has been filed after the delay of about 18 years, therefore, it is not fit to be entertained.

-23. Considered on the submissions and perused the documents filed alongwith the petition. The petitioner is granted liberty to file a representation before respondent No.2 praying for correction of her date of birth in the mark-sheet. On such application filed by the petitioner, respondent No.2 shall be obliged to consider on the same after making verification and enquiry, if necessary, pass appropriate orders within a period of 60 days.

4. With the aforesaid observations, the petition is disposed off. Sd/- (Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant) Judge Nimmi