IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 14TH DECEMBER 2010 / 23RD AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 34615 of 2010(B) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SHEMIN SHAH.S, AGED 18 YEARS, S/O.SHAHJAHAN.E, SHAJIVILASAM, VADAKKE MYLAKADU, KANNANALLOOR P.O., KOLLAM- 691 576. BY ADVS. SRI.P.ALI, SRI.A.MUHAMMED HASHIM. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, NEW PLOT NO.3, 16TH MAIN ROAD, ANNA NAGAR WEST, CHENNAI-600 040, REP. BY ITS REGIONAL OFFICER. 2. THE PRINCIPAL, VIMALA CENTRAL SCHOOL, KARAMCODE P.O., CHATHANNUR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1 BY SRI. DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/12/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 34615 of 2010 B ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 14th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner was a student of the school of which second respondent is the Principal. The School is affiliated to the first respondent. According to the petitioner, in the School records and the certificate issued by the CBSE, his date of birth has been recorded as 02-10-1993 instead of 02-101992. There are mistakes in the names of the parents also. Therefore, he made an application for correction of date of birth and names of parents producing Ext.P2 birth certificate. According to the petitioner, the second respondent forwarded his application to the first respondent and the first respondent rejected the request by Ext.P3, stating that the request is impermissible in view of clause 69.2(i) and 69.1(i) of the Examination Bye-laws of the Board. It is challenging Ext.P3, this writ petition is filed. 2. As far as the delay in making the application is W.P.(C) No.34615/10 : 2 : concerned, as rightly pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner that issue is covered by Ext.P4 judgment of this Court in W.A.No.1949/2008. Therefore, even if the application is made beyond two years specified in the Regulations, the application cannot be rejected on the ground of delay. 3. Therefore, I dispose of the writ petition, directing that on the production of a copy of this judgment, the second respondent will pass orders on the application made by the petitioner for correction of his date of birth and names of his parents and then forward the application along with the records to the first respondent and thereupon the first respondent will pass orders on the application, after making necessary enquiries, within three months thereafter. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge