IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JULY 2011 / 22ND ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18951 of 2011(T) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- KRISHNAPRIYA T.K., MINOR AGED 17 YEARS, REPRESENTED BY HER NEXT FRIEND, FATHER RAGHAVAN T. S/O.P.KRISHNAN, AGED 61 YEARS, 'MEGHA MALHAR', P.O.ANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT-670 307. BY ADV. SRI.MAHESH V RAMAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, REGIONAL OFFICE, 1630A, J-BLOCK, ANNA NAGAR WEST, CHENNAI-600040. 2. THE REGIONAL OFFICER, THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, 1630A, J-BLOCK, ANNA NAGAR WEST, CHENNAI-600040. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, CHINMAYA VIDYALAYA, ANNUR P.O., KANNUR-670 307. 4. THE HEAD MASTER, S.A.B.T.M. HIGH SCHOOL, THAYINERI, P.O.PAYYANUR-670307. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.18951/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE MARK STATEMENT OF CLASS-X EXAMINATION OF THE PETITIONER ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT BOARD. P2:- COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH DTD. 21.3.2011 ISSUED BY THE REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS & DEATHS, PAYYANNUR MUNICIPALITY. P3:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD. 11.4.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE tss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 18951 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner was a student under respondents 3 and 4. According to the petitioner in the school records of the 3rd respondent, his date of birth was wrongly mentioned as 30.5.1995 as against 19.9.1993. Realizing the mistake she made an application to the school authorities and according to the petitioner the 3rd respondent forwarded the applications to 2nd respondent as per Ext.P3. Orders were not passed on Ext.P3 and therefore this writ petition is filed in order to require the 2nd respondent to pass orders on the application. 2. As rightly pointed out by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2, when an application is received in a school for correction of date of birth of a student, under the Regulation of CBSE the school W.P.(C) No. 18951 OF 2011 :2 : has to consider the request and if correction is made, then forward the records to the 2nd respondent to consider the matter and pass appropriate orders in the matter. In this case, without making corrections in the school records, the 3rd respondent forwarded the application to the 2nd respondent. That procedure adopted by the 3rd respondent is incorrect and therefore I dispose of this writ petition itself with the following directions. 3. It will be open to the petitioner to make a fresh application to the 3rd respondent seeking correction of her date of birth. It is directed that on receipt of such application, the 3rd respondent will consider that application and if correction is made in the school records, will forward the records to the 2nd respondent who, on receipt of the above, shall consider the application and the other materials and pass appropriate orders on the request of the petitioner. It is directed that the 3rd respondent W.P.(C) No. 18951 OF 2011 :3 : shall complete the aforesaid process within four weeks of the receipt of the application and the second respondent shall pass orders within 8 weeks of receipt of the records. Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE ul/- [true copy] P.S. to Judge