IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 21ST MARCH 2011 / 30TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 8741 of 2011(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- PRAVEEN M., S/O.M.MURALEEDHARAN NAIR, LEELA BHAVAN, KIZHAKKUM BHAGAM, KAZHAKUTTOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR. SUNIL V.MOHAMMED RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL OFFICER, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, NEW NO.3, J-BLOCK, 16TH MAIN ROAD, ANNA NAGAR (WEST), CHANNAI - 600040. 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATION, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, NEW NO.3, J-BLOCK, 16TH MAIN ROAD, ANNA NAGAR (WEST), CHANNAI - 600040. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, ALAN FELDMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL, KAZHAKUTTOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695582. BY STANDING COUNSEL MR. DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P (C) No. 8741 OF 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 21st day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is stated as aggrieved of the inadvertant mistake which has crept in the school records/certificates showing the date of birth of the petitioner as 11.121990 in place of '17.11.1989'. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, eventhough the petitioner filed Ext. P1 application before the school authorities/respondent No.3 along with a copy of the birth certificate (produced as per Ext.P3), wherein, the date of birth has been correctly given as 17.11.1989, the application forwarded by the school authorities to the 1st respondent, is not being positively dealt with; which made the petitioner to approach this Court seeking for appropriate reliefs. 3. The learned standing counsel for the C.B.S.E. 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 her school records corrected showing the actual date of birth as '17.11.1989'. Thereafter, the application has to be got forwarded along with the corrected date of birth as certified by the school authorities to the 2nd W.P. (C) No. 8741 of 2011 : 2 : 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 second 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 law' 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 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 kmd