IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 12TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 26118 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SARAT NAIR.U., AGED 21 YEARS, S/O.UTHAMAN NAIR, T .C.4/1873 (22), NANDANAM, PANDIT'S COLONY, KAUDIAR.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003. BY ADV. SRI.D.AJITHKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. COUNCIL FOR THE INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, NEHRU PALACE, NEW DELHI-110 505. 2. THE DIRECTOR, I.C.S.E. DIRECTOR OFFICE, PRAGATI HOUSE, 3RD FLOOR, 47-48, NEHRU PALACE,NEW DELHI-110 019. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, CHRIST NAGAR HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAUDIAR.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-6 95 003. MR.RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.26118 of 2010 (L) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 3rd day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T Request of the petitioner for correction of his date of birth was rejected by the 1st respondent as per Ext.P5. It is this order, which is under challenge in the writ petition. 2. The petitioner was a student of the 3rd respondent school, which is affiliated to the 1st respondent. His date of birth is 28/06/1989. However, this was wrongly mentioned as 28/06/1990 in the School records, Exts.P2 & P3. It is seeking correction of this mistake, an application was made by him, which is now rejected by Ext.P5 on the ground that the same is belated. 3. It is now pointed out by both sides that the issue in this writ petition is covered in favour of the petitioner as per the judgment of this Court in WP(C) No.16570/2010, which has rendered following the judgment in W.A.No.1948/2008. In that view of the matter, the request of the petitioner has to be considered on merits and in the light of the documents produced by WP(C) No.26118/2010 -2- him. In order to enable the 1st respondent to do so, I quash Ext.P5 and direct the 1st respondent to reconsider the application made by the petitioner for correction of his date of birth. Orders shall be passed as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within eight weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg