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. 36436 of 2010(D) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- KEERTHY NATH S., D/O. SHEELA NATH, AGED 18, RESIDING AT KAVITHA, OLD KARAKKAMANDAPAM, NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.J.S.AJITHKUMAR, SRI. S.ASWA KUMAR. RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------------- THE SECRETARY & CHIEF EXECUTIVE, COUNCIL FOR ICSE EXAMINATION, PRAGATI HOUSE, 3RD FLOOR, 47-48 NEHRU PLACE, NEW DELHI-110 505. BY ADVS. SRI.RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN, SC, SRI.M.T.SURESHKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P (C) No. 36436 of 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 18th January, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner was a student of the Christnagar Higher Secondary School affiliated to the respondent. In the school records and certificates issued by the respondent, his date of birth was entered as 2.6.1993 instead of 8.6.1992. Seeking correction, he made an application to the Principal of the School and that was forwarded to the respondent. That request has been turned down by communication dated 16th December 2010 produced as Ext.P5 along with I.A No.843 of 2010. Main reason stated is that application for correction ought to have been made within a period of one year of passing the examination. 2. In several cases of this nature, this Court has held that in spite even a belated application made by a student, is liable to be considered on merits. In that view of the matter, the rejection of the petitioner's request for correction of date of birth cannot be upheld. 3. Therefore, I dispose of this writ petition directing that on production of a copy of this judgment, W.P (C) No. 36436 of 2010 2 respondent will reconsider the application made by the petitioner for correction of his date of birth and pass fresh orders, at any rate within eight weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE ma The word "his" and the date "08/6/1992" occurring in the 4th and 5th lines of the judgment dated 18/01/2011 in WP(C) 36436/2010 are corrected and substituted as "her" and "02/06/1992" respectively, vide order in I.A 2144/2011 dated 14/02/2011. (Sd/- Registrar (Judicial). W.P (C) No. 36436 of 2010 3