IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 17101 of 2008 Between: D. Ravi Kumar S/o L. Dhanraj R/o H. No. 14/63, LB Nagar, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Principal Secretary, Education Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The State Board of Secondary Education, Rep by is Secretary, Near Sujatha High School, Chapal Bazar, nampally Hyderabad. 3 The district Educational Officer, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the Respondents 2 & 3 in not considering of my representations dated 25-2-2008, 6-7-2008 and 17-07-2008 for correction of my date of birth from 07-05-1962 to 07-05-1963 as being illegal, unjust arbitrary, discriminatory and unconstitutional, being in violation of Arts 14 & 300-A of the constitution of India, apart from the various judicial pronouncements of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, as well as this Hon'ble Court and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to consider my representations for correction of my date of birth as 07-05-1963 instead of 07-05-1962 in my S.S.C. Certificate and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.HEMACHANDRA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following ORDER: The petitioner studied S.S.C. in the year 1985 and his date of birth was mentioned as 07.05.1962. The petitioner states that he hails from Karnataka State and on an earlier occasion, he appeared in the S.S.C. examination conducted by Karnataka State, but failed. He submits that in the Cumulative Record issued by Karnataka State as well as the Transfer Certiﬁcate issued by the Government Boys High School, Robersonpet, K.G.F.1, Karnataka State, his date of birth was mentioned as 07.05.1963. He contends that he submitted an application to the respondents on 17.07.2008 with a prayer to correct the date of birth in the S.S.C. Certiﬁcate and complains that no action has been taken thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Education. The second respondent has prescribed the procedure for correction of entries in the certiﬁcates issued by it. The application submitted by the petitioner does not accord with it. The petitioner has to make an application in the prescribed form. It may be true that the case of the petitioner needs to be disposed of, without further delay, since it would have its own impact on his employment opportunities. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that it shall be open to the petitioner to make an application in the prescribed form and, as and when it is made, respondents 2 and 3 shall take necessary action, within a period of three (3) months from the date of its presentation. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:07.08.2008 Note: Issue cc in three days. (B/o) kdl