IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2011 / 2ND POUSHA 1933 WP(C).No. 34953 of 2011(T) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- ADARSH M.L., S/O K. MURALEEDHARAN, T.C.NO. 54/670, NADUVATHUVILAKATHU VEEDU, KARAKKAMANDAPAM, NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MINOR AGED 17 REPRESENTED IN THIS PROCEEDINGS BY FATHER K. MURALEEDHARAN. BY ADV. SRI.K.B.PRADEEP RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REPRESENTED ITS SECRETARY, NEW DELHI - 110001. 2. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REPRESENTED ITS REGIONAL OFFICER, CBSE REGIONAL OFFICE, CHENNAI - 600 001. 3. AMRITA VIDYALAYAM, AMRITA NAGAR, KAIMANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL - 695 131. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI. DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN,SC,CBSE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VPV WPCNO.34953/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AFFIARS. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE AISSE, 2010 CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE LETTER OF THE THIRD RESPONDENT TO THE FIRST RESPONDENT, DATED NIL. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION OF THE FIRST RESPONDENT, DATED 25.11.2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE VPV ANTONY DOMINIC, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.34953 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner was a student of 3rd respondent school. In the school records and certificates issued by the 2nd respondent his date of birth has been shown as 19.3.1995 instead of 19.3.1994. Seeking correction of such mistake petitioner made an application to the school and the school forward this application to the 2nd respondent and 2nd respondent rejected the application by Ext.P4. Reason stated is that these certificates reflect the date of birth as shown in school records. 2. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents 1 and 2 submit that such a reason stated in Ext.P4, on acceptance of application, the school should have first corrected the records and only thereafter should they have forwarded the application to the 2nd respondent for correction of certificates. 3. Having considered the submissions made by both sides, I am inclined to dispose of this writ petition requiring the school W.P.C. No. 34953 OF 2011 -2- authorities consider the application first and then forward the application to 2nd respondent. 4. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: It will be open to the petitioner to make a fresh application seeking correction of date of birth. On receipt of application the 3rd respondent will consider the same in the light of documents produced and orders thereon will be passed within four weeks of such receipt. On such examination if the school records are corrected, the records will thereafter be forwarded to the 2nd respondent, who on receipt thereof, will conduct necessary verifications and pass orders, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within eight weeks thereon. Petitioner is to produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before 3rd respondent for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. Kp/-