IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2011 / 28TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 27913 of 2011(L) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- ASHLY DHANESAN, D/O.DHANESAN.S., PARAYATHU KIZHAKKATHIL, MULLUVILA, VADAKKEVILA, KOLLAM. BY ADVS. SRI.A.B.MOHANAKUMAR, SMT.NIMA JACOB. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE), REGIONAL OFFICE, PLOT NO.3, ANNA NAGAR WEST, CHENNAI-40. 2. THE PRINCIPAL, SREE NARAYANA PUBLIC SCHOOL, VADAKKEVILA, KOLLAM,PIN- 691 010. R1 BY SRI. DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, S.C, C.B.S.E. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/10/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.27913/2011-L: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- EXHIBIT-P1. TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 27.5.2008 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER FROM C.B.S.E. EXHIBIT-P2. TRUE COPY OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER DATED 08.03.2007 ISSUED BY THE REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS, THRIKKADAVOOR GRAMA PANCHAYTH, KOLLAM DISTRICT. EXHIBIT-P3. TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 27.09.2011 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER'S FATHER BY THE PRINCIPAL OF SREE NARAYANA PUBLIC SCHOOL, KOLLAM-10. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 27913 of 2011 L ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 20th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Petitioner was a student of the school of which the second respondent is the Principal. The school is affiliated to the first respondent. According to the petitioner, in the school records and the certificates issued by the first respondent, her date of birth has been entered as 04.12.1992 as against 04.12.1991. She completed her schooling in 2008 and made application dated 26.09.2011 seeking correction of the said mistake. That request of the petitioner has been rejected by the second respondent by Ext.P3 dated 27.09.2011, stating that the application made by the petitioner is belated in view of Clause 69.2(iii) of the CBSE Examination Bye-laws. It is challenging Ext.P3, the writ petition is filed. 2. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the first respondent submits that, though initially Clause 69.2(iii) W.P.(C) No.27913/2011 : 2 : provided time limit of two years for making application for correction in the school records and certificates, the said Clause has already been amended, substituting the two year period with five year period. If that be so, the application made by the petitioner is perfectly within time and could not have been rejected. 3. Therefore, I quash Ext.P3 and direct that it will be open to the petitioner to make a fresh application for correction of her date of birth, in which event, it will be accepted by the second respondent and he will consider the same and if the school records are corrected, the application will be forwarded to the first respondent, who, thereupon, will conduct necessary enquiry and pass fresh orders in the matter. This shall be done without any delay. Writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks/20/10 // True Copy // P.A. To Judge