IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH MARCH 2011 / 25TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 8256 of 2011(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ TINU RAJAN, S/O.RAJAN.K., AGED 20 YEARS, THONIKADAVU VEEDU, NEYYATTINKARA, PERUMPUZHA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.MEREENA JOSEPH RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY FO HUMAN RESOURCES, NEW DELHI. 2. THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, SIKSHA KENDRA,2, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREET VIHAR, DELHI. 3. THE REGIONAL OFFICER, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, NO.3, `J'BLOCK, 16TH MAIN ROAD, ANNA NAGAR (WEST), CHENNAI-600 040. 4. THE PRINCIPAL, DR.G.R.PUBLIC SCHOOL, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY ADV. SRI. P. PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASG. R2 & R3 BY ADV. SRI. DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN SC, CBSE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.8256 OF 2011 -------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of March 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner is stated as aggrieved of the inadvertant mistake which has crept in relevant school/certificates showing the date of birth of the petitioner as '09-05-1993' in place of '06-10-1992'. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner did not realise the gravity of the mistake earlier; but the said mistake can have drastic effects in the future career of the petitioner; as for all practical purposes in life. It was in the the said circumstances that the petitioner filed Ext.P3 application before the school authorities along with a copy of the birth certificate (produced as Ext.P2), wherein, the date of birth has been correctly given as '06-10-1992'. It is stated that the application forwarded by the school authorities to the 3rd respondent, was not properly considered. 3. The learned standing counsel for the 3rd respondent submits that, the petitioner has to approach the school authorities first and get his school records corrected showing the actual date of birth as '06-10-1992'. Thereafter, it has to be forwarded along with W.P.(C) No. 8256/2011 - 2 - the corrected date of birth as certified by the school authorities to the 3rd respondent, on which event, the same will be considered and appropriate steps will be pursued to redress the grievance of the petitioner. 4. In the above circumstances, the petitioner is left to approach the 4th respondent and get his school records corrected based on the relevant materials; simultaneously causing the same to be forwarded to the 3rd respondent as prescribed for taking further steps. On receipt of such proceedings, the matter shall be considered and final orders shall be passed by the 3rd respondent in accordance with law, particularly, in view of the decision rendered by the Division Bench of this Court in W.A No.1948/2008 holding that the bar of 'two years' stated as stipulated by the C.B.S.E will not stand in the way of causing the date of birth to be corrected in genuine cases. Final orders as above, shall be passed by the 3rd respondent as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 'eight weeks' from the date of receipt of a copy of the proceedings as aforesaid. The writ petition is disposed of as above. vdv P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE