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. 7580 of 2011(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- ARAVIND V.R., NEDUVATHUVILA VEEDU, ALUMOODU P.O., MUGHATHALA, KOLLAM-691577. BY ADV. SMT.I.S.LAILA RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREETHY VIHAR, DELHI-1100992. 2. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, REGIONAL OFFICE, NO.III J BLOCK, ANNA NAGAR, CHENNAI-600 040. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM, KERALA-691 506. R1 & R2 BY SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, SC. 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.7580 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner is stated as aggrieved of the inadvertent mistake which has crept in relevant school/certificates showing the date of birth of the petitioner as '30.5.1987' in place of '03.8.1987'. 2. The case of the petitioner is that, the mistake was committed by his parents when he was a minor at the time of his pre-primary school admission and '30.5.1987' (instead of 13.8.1987) happened to be incorporated in the school records and in turn, in the Certificates. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner did not realise the gravity of the mistake earlier, which got surfaced only now. It was in the said circumstances that the petitioner filed Ext.P3 application before the first respondent along with a copy of the birth certificate (produced as per Ext.P2), wherein, the date of birth has been correctly given as 03.08.1987. It is stated that the application forwarded by the school authorities to the 1st respondent, was not positively dealt with, which made WP(C) No.7580/11 - 2 - the petitioner to approach this Court seeking for appropriate reliefs. 4. The learned standing counsel for the 1st respondent 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 '03.8.1987'. Thereafter, the application has to be got forwarded along with the corrected date of birth as certified by the school authorities to the 1st respondent, on which event, the same will be considered and appropriate steps will be pursued to redress the grievance of the petitioner. 5. In the above circumstances, the petitioner is left to approach the 3rd respondent and get his school records corrected based on the relevant materials; simultaneously causing the same to be forwarded to the 1st 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 1st 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' will not stand in the way of causing the date of WP(C) No.7580/11 - 3 - birth to be corrected in genuine cases. Final orders as above, shall be passed by the 1st respondent as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 'eight weeks' 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 vgs