IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY 2011 / 28TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1660 of 2011(F) ------------------------ PETITIONER : -------------------- MANEESH P.R., SON OF SHRI.RAJENDRA PRASAD, VATTAVILA VEEDU, AYIROOR P.O., VARKALA-695310. BY ADVS. SRI.M.V.BOSE SRI.VINOD MADHAVAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, NEW NO.3, J-BLOCK, ANNA NAGAR (WEST), CHENNAI-600040. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, NEW NO.3, J-BLOCK, ANNA NAGAR (WEST), CHENNAI-600040. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI. DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, SC, CBSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.1660 OF 2011(F) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner states that he was a student of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Model School, Ayiroor, Varkala. According to the petitioner in the school records and the certificate issued by the CBSE his date of birth was entered as 12.3.1989 instead of 11.3.1988. It is stated that requesting for correction of the mistake, he made Ext.P3 application to the first respondent. That application has been rejected by Ext.P4. 2. The main reason stated in Ext.P4 is that once an application is received it is for the school to make correction and thereafter forward it to the respondents for suitable orders in the matter. It is also stated in Ext.P4 that such correction is permissible only if application is received within the time specified in the CBSE examination byelaws. 3. In several cases of this nature this court has rendered judgments similar to Exts.P5 to P7 taking the view that even if the application for correction of date of birth is received belated, the same should be cosidered on merit. WPC.No. 1660/2011 :2 : 4. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing that it will be open to the petitioner to submit his applicatoin to the School in which event school authorities will consider the same and if correction is carried out in the school records, the application with the recommendation should be forwarded to the 2nd respodent and on receipt thereof, the 2nd repondent shall consider the request of the petitioner in the light of the doucments proudced and after making necessary enquiries, if any, that are necessary. It is directed that, orders in that behalf shall be passed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 8 weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/