S.Vijayakumar v. The State Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.11.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH S.Vijayakumar .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Principal Secretary Department of School Education Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009 2.The Director of Government Examinations DPI Campus, College Road Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006 3.The District Educational Officer Vellore District, Vellore 632 009 4.The District Educational Officer Bharathiyar Salai, Near Bharat Scouts Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632 001 5.The Head Master Government Higher Secondary School Vrinchipuram, Vellore District Tamil Nadu 632 104 .. Respondents 1/4

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the 1 st and 2 nd respondents to verify the petitioner's Birth Certificate and other supporting documents to forthwith issue a fresh, corrected Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) to the petitioner reflecting his true and correct Date of Birth as 25.11.1972 by duly considering the petitioner's representation dated 18.02.2022, 22.02.2023 and 25.10.2025. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Dinesh For Respondents : Mr.S.Prabhakaran Government Advocate

O R D E R

This writ petition has been filed for the issue of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to act upon the representation made by the petitioner, wherein, the petitioner is seeking for correction in the date of birth in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) which was issued in the year 1986-1987.

2. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

3. In the considered view of this Court, the petitioner has chosen to undertake the correction at the fag end of his service in order to enable him to 2/4

correct the date of birth in the service records. The petitioner is now aged about 58 years and it is too late in the day for the petitioner to seek for correction to the date of birth in the SSLC of the year 1986-1987. The claim made by the petitioner is clearly barred by laches and this Court does not find any merits in the writ petition and accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed. No costs. 12.11.2025 gya Index : Yes/No To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government Department of School Education Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009 2.The Director of Government Examinations DPI Campus, College Road Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006 3.The District Educational Officer Vellore District, Vellore 632 009 4.The District Educational Officer Bharathiyar Salai, Near Bharat Scouts Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632 001 3/4

N. ANA ND VENKATESH , J.

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