IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON TUESDAY, THE 28TH JUNE 2011 / 7TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17401 of 2011(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MONU MABROOK.A.T, S/O. MANSOOR.A.T, AGED 19 YEARS, ATTEES, EDAKKARA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.MOHAMMED NIAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL OFFICER, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, J. BLOCK NO.3, OLT PLOT NO. 1630-A, 16TH MAIN ROAD, ANNA NAGAR WEST, CHENNAI - 600 040. 2. THE PRINCIPAL, GOOD HOPE ENGLISH MEDICUM SCHOOL, V.K. ROAD, NILAMBUR - 679 329, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. SC SRI. DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 17401 of 2011 APPENDIX EXHIBITS EXT.P1- TRUE COPY OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE DATED 21.5.93 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE CORPORATION OF CALICUT EXT.P2- TRUE COPY OF THE PASS CERTIFICATE DATED 26.5.09 ISSUED BY THE CBSE TO THE PETITIONER EXT.P3- TRUE COPY OF THE MARK STATEMENT DATED 26.5.09 ISSUED BY THE CBSE TO THE PETITIONER EXT.P4- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 25.4.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXT.P5- TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY DATED 25.4.09 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER EXT.P6- TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT DATED 20.10.99 IN W.P.(C).1119/2009 (True Copy) P.A. To Judge P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).17401/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 28th day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT 1.The petitioner is stated as aggrieved of the inadvertant mistake which has crept in the school records/certificates showing the date of birth of the petitioner as 27.4.1993 in place of '27.4.1992'. 2.The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, the petitioner submitted Ext.P4 before the second respondent to have the date of birth corrected, along with a copy of the birth certificate (produced as per Ext.P1), wherein, the date of birth has been correctly given as '27.4.1992'. In response to Ext.P4, the second respondent issued a reply to the petitioner stating that the authority to change the date of birth is the first respondent herein, which made the petitioner to approach this Court seeking for appropriate reliefs. 3.The learned standing counsel for CBSE submits that, by virtue of the mandate under the Bye-laws of the C.B.S.E, the petitioner has to approach the school authorities and get his school records corrected showing the actual date of birth as W.P.(C).17401/2011 2 '27.4.1992'. Thereafter, the application has to be got forwarded along with the corrected date of birth as certified by the school authorities to the first respondent, on which event, the same will be considered and appropriate steps will be pursued to redress the grievance of the petitioner. 4.In the above circumstances, the petitioner is left to approach the second respondent and get his school records corrected based on the relevant materials; simultaneously causing the same to be forwarded to the first respondent as prescribed for taking further steps. On receipt of such proceedings, the matter shall be considered and final orders shall be passed by the first respondent in accordance with law. Final orders as above, shall be passed by the first respondent as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 'two months' from the date of receipt of a copy of the proceedings as aforesaid. The writ petition is disposed of as above. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, Judge mrcs