IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON TUESDAY, THE 12TH APRIL 2011 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 12246 of 2011(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SARATH G., AGED 21 YEARS, S/O. GOPALAKRISHNAN, OORAPRA HOUSE, SREEMOOLANAGARAM, KALADY. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.RAMAN KARTHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE), PREET VIHAR, NEW DELHI-110 092, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. REGIONAL DIRECTOR, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CHENNAI REGION), CHENNAI. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA, MALAMPUZHA P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN-678 651. SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN SRI.P.K.VIJAYAMOHANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J ....................... W.P.(C).12246/2011 ....................... Dated this the 12th day of April, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is stated as aggrieved of the inadvertant mistake which has crept in relevant school records showing the date of birth of the petitioner as 27.05.1990 in place of '28.06.1990'. 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, the application is reportedly not dealt with, stating that, there was delay in applying for the correction in the date of birth. 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 his W.P.(C).12246/2011 2 school records corrected showing the actual date of birth as '28.06.1990'. Thereafter, the application has to be got forwarded along with the corrected date of birth as certified 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 his 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 W.P.(C).12246/2011 3 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 mrcs