IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 28TH MARCH 2011 / 7TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 5252 of 2011(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- S.VISHNU NARAYANAN, S/O.SREERANGANADHAN, AGED 19 YEARS, SHANKARAM, TKM COLLEGE P.O., KOLLAM-5. BY ADV. SRI.K.ANAND RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREETHY VIHAR, DELHI-110 092. 2. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, NO.III J BLOCK, ANNA NAGAR, CHENNAI-40, REP. BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, SREE NARAYANA PUBLIC SCHOOL, VADAKKEVILA P.O., KOLLAM, KERALA-691 010. ADV. SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN (STANDING COUNSEL) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 5252 of 2011(F) 2 EXHIBITS PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE KOLLAM CORPORATION. EXT.P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE AISSE CERTIFICATE NO.316719 DATED 27-05-2008. EXT.P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO.SNPS/G/2010/-11 DATED 28-07-2010 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 30-07-2010 PREFERRED BY THE FATHER OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P5 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO.CBSE/CORR/2010/11 DATED 20-12-2010 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P6 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO.RO(M)/CORR/2010/CORRN/ DB DATED 23-12-2010. EXT.P7 : TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMETN IN W.P.(C) NO.14854/2009 DATED 14-10-2009 BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5252 OF 2011 -------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of March 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner is stated as aggrieved of the inadvertant mistake which has crept in the relevant school records/certificates showing the date of birth of the petitioner as '22-05-1993' in place of '22-05-1992'. 2. The case of the petitioner is that, the date given by the parents of the petitioner as '22-05-1993' (instead of 22-05-1992) happened to be incorporated in the school records and in turn, in the Certificates. The actual date of birth is reflected from Ext.P1 Birth Certificate issued by the competent authority. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner did not realise the gravity of the mistake earlier, which got surfaced only now. It was in the the said circumstances that the petitioner filed an application before the school authorities, which was rejected by Ext.P3. It is stated that the father of the petitioner approached the 1st respondent by filing Ext.P4. The 1st respondent issued Ext.P6 stating that the application for correction should be made within a period of two years from the declaration of results. Petitioner places reliance W.P.(C) No.5252/2011 - 2 - on Ext.P7 judgment passed by a learned Judge of this Court in W.P.(C)No.14854/2009 in which identical reliefs were sought for, which made the petitioner to approach this Court seeking for appropriate reliefs, particularly in the light of the judgment passed by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.1498/2008 (as reported to in Ext.P7), holding that the stipulation of 'two years' to seek for correction will not stand in the way, in genuine cases. 4. In the above circumstances, the petitioner is left to approach the 3rd respondent and get his school records corrected based on the relevant materials; simultaneously causing the same to be forwarded to the 1st 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 1st respondent in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 'eight weeks' from the date of receipt of the proceedings as aforesaid. The writ petition is disposed of as above. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON vdv JUDGE