IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH OCTOBER 2009 / 22ND ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 26508 of 2009(G) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- RAMEEZ RAJA.M., CRESENT, MANJAPPARA P.O., AYUR (VIA), KOLLAM. BY ADV. MR.S.M.ALTHAF RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, ANNA NAGAR WEST, CHENNAI-40, TAMILNADU STATE. 2. THE REGIONAL OFFICER, CBSE REGIONAL OFFICE, 1630-A, `J'B, ANNANAGAR (WEST), CHENNAI-40, TAMILNADU STATE. 3. PRINCIPAL, ST.JOHN'S SCHOOL, ANCHAL-691 305, KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY ADV. MR.RAMAPRASAD UNNI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 26508 OF 2009 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner appeared for and passed the All India Secondary School Examination, 2007 conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), after undergoing a regular course of study in St.John's School, Anchal. In the school records and in Ext.P1 mark statement and pass certificate issued to the petitioner, his date of birth has been entered as 19.5.1990. According to the petitioner, his correct date of birth is 19.4.1991 as can be seen from the birth certificate issued by Anchal Grama Panchayat. The petitioner submits that he has submitted Ext.P2 application to the second respondent seeking correction of the date of birth in the pass certificate/mark statement and in the school records. This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the delay in disposal of Ext.P2 application submitted in that regard. 2. Sri T.Ramaprasad Unni, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Central Board of Secondary Education submits that the CBSE has decided to correct the date of birth in the mark statement/pass certificate if the date of birth of the Wpc 26508/09 2 candidate has been registered with the competent registering authority. He submits that if the petitioner returns the original of the mark statement and the pass certificate issued to him along with a birth certificate issued by Anchal Grama Panchayat and a certified copy of this judgment, the CBSE will take steps to issue a fresh mark statement/pass certificate to him, entering the correct date of birth. 3. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to issue a fresh pass certificate and mark statement to the petitioner, containing the date of birth, in the event of the petitioner returning the original of Ext.P1 mark statement and pass certificate to the Regional Officer of CBSE at Chennai. The revised pass certificate/mark statement shall be issued within two weeks from such date. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE lgk