1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION No. 2720/2011 Rahul Pundikrao Dahake -versus- Regional Officer, C.B.S.E and another __________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoramda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. CORAM : B.P.DHARMADHIKARI & A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATED : OCTOBER 10, 2011. Heard finally by consent of Shri Wathore, learned counsel holding for Shri P.S. Patil, learned counsel for petitioner, Shri C.S. Kaptan, learned Counsel for respondent no.1 and Ms. Tanna, learned Counsel for respondent no.2. Perused the application as moved by petitioner on 03.03.2011 for correcting his date of birth. Rule, returnable forthwith. Shri Kaptan, learned counsel has pointed 2 out that such application for seeking correction in Board Certificate could have been made within a period of two years, but later on the period has been amended and application could have been made within five years. He points out that here the petitioner who has passed out 10th Class C.B.S.C. Examination in March, 2004 has sought correction almost after 7 years and therefore, the respondent no.1 Board does not possess jurisdiction and power to even look into that request. Ms. Tanna, learned counsel for respondent no.1 is also supporting the arguments of Shri Kaptan. The learned counsel for petitioner points out that the correction sought is from 12.11.1987 to 12.01.1987. We have perused the relevant documents. We find that as per the admission register, the date of birth recorded is 12.01.1987. As per transfer certificate issued by the petitioner's earlier school i.e. School at Gorala, the date of birth is 12.01.1987. 3 The Health Department of Amravati Municipal Corporation has issued birth certificate under Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 that date mentions as date of birth is 12.01.1987. In admission form filled in by the petitioner, the date of birth disclosed is 12.01.1987 by his parents. In view of these facts it appears that mention of said date as 12.11.1987 in his Board Certificate by respondent no.1 is an apparent error. We, therefore, direct respondent no.1 to consider these documents and thereafter to pass appropriate orders correcting date of birth. Necessary steps in this respect be taken within a period of six weeks from today. Petition is thus partly allowed. Rule is made absolute in the aforesaid terms, with no order as to costs. JUDGE JUDGE Rgd.