IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 28TH MAY 2010 / 7TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 16168 of 2010(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- NEETHU.V (MINOR), REP. BY HER FATHER SRI.C. YESUDASAN, SAINIK SCHOOL, QUARTER NO. E-34, SAINIK SCHOOL.P.O. BY ADV. SRI.T.B.SHAJIMON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, SHIKSHA KENDRA-2, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREETHIVIHEN, NEW DELHI. 2. THE JOINT SECRETARY, THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, SOUTHERN REGION, CHENNAI. 3. SAINIK SCHOOL, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL, SAINIK SCHOOL, SAINIK SCHOOL.P.O, KAZHAKOTTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE PRINCIPAL, SAINIK SCHOOL, SAINIK SCHOOL.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDIA FOR R3 SRI.DEVAN RAMA CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.16168 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of MAY, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a minor represented by her father and guardian. She has passed Xth standard examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education. In the school records as well as the mark list issued to the petitioner there is a mistake in the date of birth of the petitioner. The date of birth is wrongly recorded as ’14.5.1993’ instead of ‘14.6.1993’. The petitioner’s application for correction of date of birth before the first respondent did not find favourable results. It is under the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking the following reliefs: “1. Direct the 3rd respondent to forward the application filed by the petitioner to the 1st and 2nd respondents to correct the date of birth of the petitioner as 14/06/1993. 2. Direct the 1st and 2nd respondents to correct the date of birth of the petitioner as 14/06/1993 with in a reasonable time limit” 2. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel for the CBSE also. I am of opinion that in view of Ext.P6 judgment of the Division Bench of this Court, it is only appropriate that the W.P.(c)No.16168/10 2 first respondent considers the claim of the petitioner for correction of date of birth on the basis of original documents to be produced. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: The petitioner shall produce original documents in support of his contention regarding the actual date of birth before the first respondent. On receipt of the same, the first respondent shall consider the claim of the petitioner for correction of date of birth in the school records as well as the mark list issued to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month form the date of receipt of the original records. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(c)No.16168/10 3 W.P.(c)No.16168/10 4