IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH JUNE 2011 / 25TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 15250 of 2011(E) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- ADIL M.FAIZAL, AGED 17, S/O.MUHAMMAD RUMLY.V.S., VELLATHOTTAM, ERATTUPETTA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, REP. BY HIS FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN, MUHAMMAD RUMLY V.S., S/O.SAITHU MUHAMMED. BY ADV. SRI.PRAVEEN K. JOY. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, CBSE, SHIKSHA SADAN, 17, ROUSE AVENUE, NEW DELHI-110 002. 2. THE REGIONAL OFFICER, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, J. BLOCK, ANNANAGAR WEST, CHENNAI-600 040. R1 & R2 BY ADV. MR.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C).No. 15250 of 2011(E) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 19/01/2011 WITH NO.305/2011 OF THE VILLAGE OFFICER, ERATTUPETTA. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF THE S.S.L.C. OF SHRI MUHAMMAD RUMLY V.S. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE ELECTION ID CARD OF SHRI MUHAMMAD RUMLY V.S. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 19/01/2011 WITH NO.304/2011 OF THE VILLAGE OFFICER, ERATTUPETTA. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF THE S.S.L.C.OF 'HASEENA P.A.' EXT.P6: COPY OF THE ELECTION ID CARD OF HASEENA P.A. EXT.P7: COPY OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY REGISTRAR OF BIRTH AND DEATH, CHANGANASSERY MUNICIPALITY DATED 09/07/2010. EXT.P8: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 16/09/2010. EXT.P9: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 05/01/2011 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P10: COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P11: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 09/03/2011 IN WP(C) NO. 7310/2011. EXT.P12: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 30/05/2011 IN WP(C) NO. 7310/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P(C) No.15250 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated the 15th day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers:- “(i) To issue a writ, order or direction, in the nature of mandamus or other appropriate writ directing 1st and 2nd respondents herein to make necessary correction in the official records, by correcting the spelling of the petitioner's fathers name as 'Muhammad Rumly.V.S' instead of 'V.S.Faizel' and mother's name as 'Haseena.P.A' instead of 'Haseena Faizel', by considering Ext.P10 application within a time limit, in the interest of justice. (ii) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No.1 and 2 to take appropriate action in the Ext.P10 application for correction and to intimate to the petitioner, within a time limit.” 2. The learned standing counsel for the Board submits that there is an obvious mistake or discrepancy between the pleadings in the writ petition and in Ext.P10 correction petition preferred before the Board. It was after considering the materials as originally stood, that Ext.P9 was issued earlier. The learned standing counsel also submits that, if the petitioner wants to have necessary correction, he shall approach the school authorities first and get the school records corrected on the basis of relevant W.P(C) NO.15250 of 2011(E) -:2:- records and, thereafter, the matter has to be forwarded to the respondent Board, which will consider the same and appropriate orders will be passed in accordance with law. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to approach the school authorities and get the school records corrected, incorporating the correct name based on the relevant records, in which event and thereafter, get the proceedings forwarded to the respondent Board with necessary recommendation of the school authorities. On receipt of the proceedings as above, the matter shall be considered by the second respondent and appropriate orders shall be passed in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months thereafter. Sd/- P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON JUDGE //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE krj