IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 27TH AUGUST 2009 / 5TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 24846 of 2009(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SACHIN JAYAN,S/O.JAYAN, JAYA NILAYAM,THODUPUZHA P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.UNNIKRISHNAN.V.ALAPATT RESPONDENTS: --------------- THE REGIONAL OFFICER, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REGIONAL OFFICE,CHENNAI. BY SRI.T.R RAMAPRASAD UNNI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.24846 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 27th August,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a third year B.Sc-Bio-Technology student. According to him, his actual date of birth is 17.9.1989, as evidenced by Ext.P2. His date of birth was wrongly entered in the school records as 27.5.1990. Petitioner sought for a correction of the same as per Ext.P3 and the said application has been rejected as per Ext.P8, which is under challenge in this writ petition. 2. The main reason stated in Ext.P8 to reject the application is unsustainable in the light of a decision of a Bench of this Court in WPC No.13004 of 2008 and connected cases (Ext.P9). Issue has been held in favour of the petitioners therein. 3. Heard learned standing counsel for the respondent Sri.T.Ramaprasad Unni also. 4. In the result, Ext.P8 is set aside and the respondent is directed to consider Ext.P7 and pass fresh orders in the light of Ext.P9 judgment within one month 2 from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma 3 4 (V.GIRI,JUDG E) ma 5 6