High Court of KeralaWP(C)/14345/2015disposed of

Jagan Mohan v. The Regional Officer

2015-05-12Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE TUESDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF MAY 2015/22ND VAISAKHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 14345 of 2015 (P) ---------------------------- PETITIONER:

------------------- JAGAN MOHAN, S/O.BAY JANARDHANAN NAMBIAR, CANDATH FIELD, ARALA P.O, MEPPAYOOR (VIA), KOZHIKODE DISTRICT.

BY ADV. SMT.VIJAYAKUMARI RESPONDENT(S):

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1. THE REGIONAL OFFICER, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, PLOT NO.1630 A, J-BLOCK, ANNANAGAR WEST, CHENNAI - 600040.

2. THE PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, SHISHAK KENDRA, 2, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREET VIHAR, NEW DELHI - 110092.

3. THE PRINCIPAL, VIDHYAPRAKASH PUBLIC SCHOOL, THODANNUR P.O, VADAKARA. KOZHIKODE - 673104.

R1 & R2 BY SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12-05-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 14345 of 2015 (P) --------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS:

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THE TRUE COPY OF THE SCHOOL CERTIFICATE DATED 28.05.2010. P2:

TRUE COPY OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE TAHASILDAR, UDUPPI.

P3:

TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 11.12.2014. RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:

- NIL --------------------------------------- /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE mbr/

A. MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.14345 of 2015 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of May, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioner passed Secondary School Examination, 2010 offered by the Central Board of Secondary Education. He wants to correct his date of birth as 13.11.1993 as stated in Ext.P2 birth certificate. In Ext.P1 certificate issued by the CBSE, the petitioner's date of birth is shown as 13.10.1993. 2.

I am of the view that Ext.P1 bears the date of birth of the petitioner as shown in the school records. Therefore, the petitioner shall approach the school authority to correct his date of birth in the school records.

This Court in Sreeraj Nath v. Central Board of Secondary Education, Chennai [2013 KHC 2724] held that it is for the school authorities to make initial correction and thereafter forward the same to the CBSE for making corrections in the certificate and further that bar of five years will not stand in the way of causing date of birth corrected in genuine cases. 4.

In view of the above, the petitioner shall submit an

W.P.(C) No.14345/2015 application to the third respondent, who shall make necessary enquiry in the matter and if the genuineness of the claim is found to be correct, necessary correction shall be made in the school records and the same shall be forwarded to the second respondent, who shall make necessary correction in accordance with law. This shall be done within a period of two months. It is open to the petitioner to produce authenticated copies of the birth certificate before respondents 3 and 2. No costs. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above.

Sd/- A. MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JV JUDGE