IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 14TH MARCH 2011 / 23RD PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 6779 of 2011(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ FAHAD.M.FAIZAL, AGED 20, S/O. MUHAMMAD RUMLY V.S., VELLATHOTTAM, ERATTUPETTA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PRAVEEN K. JOY SRI.ADEEP ANWAR RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, CBSE, SHIKSHA SADAN,17, ROUSE AVENUE, NEW DELHI-110 002. 2. THE REGIONAL OFFICER, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, J.BLOCK, ANNANAGAR WEST, CHENNAI-600 040. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI. DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.6779 OF 2011 -------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of March 2011 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner is that, the names of the parents of the petitioner have been wrongly entered in the school records and in turn in the records maintained by the CBSE as well, which is sought to be corrected . 2. The petitioner has completed the XIIth standard and has passed out in 2009 from St. Antony's Public School, Anakkal, Kanjirapally in Kottayam District, Kerala. The actual name of the father of the petitioner is stated as 'MUHAMMAD RUMLY V.S.' whereas the same has been wrongly entered in the school records as 'V.S. Mohammed Rumly'. Similarly, in the case of the petitioner's mother, the name is stated as 'HASEENA P.A.'; whereas in the school records, it has been shown as 'Hazeena Faizal'. 3. On coming across the mistakes as above, the petitioner sought to have the same corrected, through his father and natural guardian, by filing necessary applications before the school authorities, producing copies of the relevant records. Reliance is sought to be placed on Exts. P1 to P3, which are copies of the certificates issued by the concerned village officer, copy of the SSLC book and copy of the Election ID card in respect of the father of the petitioner. Similar documents issued by the concerned authorities as above in the case of the mother of the petitioner are W.P.(C) No.6779/2011 - 2 - produced and marked as Exts. P4 to P6 respectively. Ext. P7 is copy of the 'birth certificate' dated 09.07.2010 issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths, Changanasserry Muncipality showing the correct name of the parents of the petitioner as 'MUHAMMAD RUMLY V.S.' and 'HASEENA P.A. 4. The case of the petitioner is that, Ext. P8 application preferred by the petitioner through the school authorities has been simply returned by the second respondent vide Ext. P9, directing the school authorities to rectify the mistakes at their level. It is contended that the petitioner has got all the defects cured and it has been resubmitted, filing Ext. P10 application. The prayer in the Writ Petition is to give appropriate direction to the respondents to redress the grievance. 5. Heard the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents as well. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances, this Court finds that, the names of the parents of the petitioner are liable to be corrected in the school records, in the light of the records as mentioned hereinbefore. Accordingly, the petitioner is set at liberty to have the school records corrected forthwith, by producing a copy of this judgment before the concerned school authorities. After getting necessary correction in the school records, the proceedings shall be caused to be forwarded to the respondents along with copies of the corrected school records and other W.P.(C) No.6779/2011 - 3 - relevant testimonials. On receipt of the proceedings as above, Ext. P10 shall be considered by the second respondent in the light of said materials and necessary corrections shall be effected in the official records as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months, from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON JUDGE vdv