IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH JUNE 2010 / 18TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 15417 of 2010(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MUHAMMED ALI A. S/O.NOORUDHEEN A, AGED 19 YEARS ALINGAL HOUSE,MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.NIRMAL. S RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL OFFICER CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION 'NEW NO.3 (OLD NO.1630-A) U BLOCK 16TH ,MAIN ROAD,ANNA NAGAR (WEST) CHENNAI 600 040. 2. THE PRINCIPAL M.E.S. CENTRAL SCHOOL TANUR, MALAPPURAM. ADV.DEVAN RAMACHANDRA, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 15417 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 8th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner passed the Higher Secondary School examination from the 2nd respondent's school, which is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). At the time of admission, the petitioner's father had declared the petitioner's date of birth as 30.5.1992. The petitioner claims that at that time, the original birth certificate of the petitioner was not available. Now the petitioner had occasion to obtain the birth certificate, in which, his date of birth is certified as 10.5.1991. The petitioner wants to synchronise that date of birth in the school records also. Therefore, he applied for correction of the school records and the CBSE certificates accordingly. But the same was rejected. It is under the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking the following reliefs: “i) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent 1 to 2 to correct the date of birth of the petitioner in the AISSE Certificates and Mark lists. ii) Issue such other writ, order or direction this Honoruable Court may deem fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case. iii) issue a writ of certiorari calling for records leading to Exhibit P3 and to quash the original of the same.” 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel appearing for the 1st respondent also. 3. The question of correction of dates of birth in the CBSE w.p.c.15417/10 2 records has been considered by a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.1948/2008 and connected cases, wherein, the Division Bench has directed consideration of correction of date of birth as directed therein. In view of the above Division Bench decision, I am satisfied that the 1st respondent should consider the application for correction of date of birth submitted by the petitioner on merits, as directed in the Division Bench decision. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: The petitioner shall produce the original documents in support of his claim for correction of date of birth before the 1st respondent. The 1st respondent shall consider those documents in accordance with the principles laid down in the abovesaid Division Bench decision and if he is satisfied that the correct date of birth of the petitioner is 10.5.1991, appropriate correction shall be made in the records of the CBSE and the certificates issued to th petitioner, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the original records. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge w.p.c.15417/10 3