IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 12511 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 20.10.2011 Neeraj Kharb ...Petitioner Versus Central Board of Secondary Education and another ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Jagbir Malik, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate for respondents No.1 &2 Mr. Abhishek Yadav, Advocate, for respondent No.3. **** SURYA KANT, J.(Oral) The petitioner seeks a direction to the Central Board of Secondary Education to correct his date of birth in the certificate of All India Secondary School Examination 2007 i.e. 10th class examination. The petitioner relies upon certain documents to prove that the date of birth recorded in the matriculation certificate is incorrect. 2) Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering that the disputed question of facts involved in this writ petition cannot be resolved by a writ Court, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the authorities of the Central Board of Secondary Education to hold a fact finding enquiry CWP No. 12511 of 2011 [2] at the expenses of the petitioner to verify genuineness of his claim and in case the Board Authorities are satisfied that there was an inadvertent mistake on the part of the school in sending an incorrect date of birth, necessary correction be carried out in the matriculation certificate. However, if the Board Authorities are satisfied that the claim put forth by the petitioner is an after thought they shall be at liberty to reject the same by passing a speaking order. The needful shall be done within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The Central Board of Secondary Education shall be at liberty to ask the petitioner to deposit the expenses likely to be incurred on the fact finding enquiry in advance. 20.10.2011 (SURYA KANT) 'ravinder' JUDGE