IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH OCTOBER 2008 / 7TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 27965 of 2004(D) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ MUHAMMED RASHEED, S/O. MOHAMMADKUTTY HAJI, PATTASSERI HOUSE, P.O. ULLALAM, PARAPPANANGADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.KRISHNAN UNNI (SR.) RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF EDUCATION, TRIVANDRUM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.27965/2004 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE ORDER G.O.(RT) NO.3040/04 DT. 15.7.04. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.27965 of 2004 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT The challenge is on Ext.P1 notification issued by the Government whereby the birth certificate issued by the local bodies have been made compulsory for admission to the schools. It is seen from the statement filed by the Government that registration of births and deaths in Kerala is mandatory with effect from 1-4-1970 under the provisions of Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. If that be so, the Government is justified in insisting for the birth certificate issued by the local bodies for admission to the educational institutions. The Government is also justified since quite often the date of birth as entered in the school records is relied on for the purpose of the date of birth. Therefore, there will not be any conflict with regard to the date of birth as entered by the Registrar of Births and the school authorities. Therefore, there is no merit in the writ petition. It is accordingly dismissed. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.27965 of 2004 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 29th October, 2008