IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON THURSDAY, THE 10TH MARCH 2011 / 19TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 7489 of 2011(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SUDHANYA B. BALAN, AGED 20 YEARS, D/O. M.R.BALAN, MARAKKAN KUNNIL HOUSE, PANDANAD WEST P.O., CHENGANNUR, ALAPPUZHA DIST. BY ADV. MR. R.SANTHOSH BABU RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE CHAIRMAN, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY, EDUCATION PARYAVARAM BHAVAN, 8TH FLOOR, B BLOCK, C.G.O. COMPLEX, LODHU ROAD, NEW DELHI-110 003. 2. THE REGIONAL OFFICER, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, PLOT NO.L.1630-A, J.BLOCK, ANNA NAGAR WEST, CHENNAI-600 040. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA, VECHUCHIRA, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY STANDING COUNSEL MR. DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P (C) No. 7489 OF 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 10th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is stated as aggrieved of the inadvertant mistake which has crept in relevant school records/certificates showing the date of birth of the petitioner as 31.05.1990 in place of '16.07.1990'. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, eventhough the petitioner filed necessary application to have the date of birth corrected before the school authorities along with a copy of the birth certificate (produced as per Ext.P3), wherein, the date of birth has been correctly given as 16.07.1990, the application forwarded by the school authorities to the 2nd respondent, is reportedly not dealt with, stating that, it was beyond the period of 'two years', 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 her school records corrected showing the actual date of birth as '16.07.1990'. Thereafter, the application has to be got forwarded along with the corrected date of birth as certified W.P. (C) No. 7489 of 2011 2 by the school authorities to the 2nd 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 3rd respondent and get her school records corrected based on the relevant materials; simultaneously causing the same to be forwarded to the 2nd 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 2nd respondent in accordance with law, particularly, in view of the decision rendered by the Division Bench of this Court in W.A No.1948/2008 holding that the bar of 'two years' as referred to in the 'Bye- laws' will not stand in the way of causing the date of birth to be corrected in genuine cases. Final orders as above, shall be passed by the 2nd 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 kmd