IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON TUESDAY, THE 12TH APRIL 2011 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 11357 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JAYADEV.M.S., S/O.MANOHARAN T.N., VADAYAKKATTU HOUSE, KUNNUKUZHY, VANCHIYOOR.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 035, KERALA. BY ADV. SRI.K.ANAND SRI.BENNY ANTONY PAREL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. COUNCIL FOR THE INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS, ICSE EXAMINATIONS, NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN. 2. THE PRINCIPAL, CHRIST NAGAR HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SRI.V.V.RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J ....................... W.P.(C).11357/2011 ....................... Dated this the 12th day of April, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner is stated as aggrieved of the inadvertant mistake which has crept in the ICSE certificate showing the date of birth of the petitioner as '13.11.1989' in place of '13.11.1988'. 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 application before the first respondent through the school authorities. It is stated that the application forwarded by the school authorities to the said respondent, was not positively dealt with, which made the petitioner to approach this Court seeking for appropriate reliefs. 4. The learned standing counsel for the first respondent submits that, by virtue of the mandate under the "Regulations and Scheme" of the I.C.S.E, the petitioner has to approach the school authorities and get his school records corrected first, showing the actual date of birth as '13.11.1988'. Thereafter, the application has to be got W.P.(C).11357/2011 2 forwarded, along with the corrected date of birth as certified by the school authorities, to the first respondent for further steps. 5. In the above circumstances, the petitioner is left to approach the school authorities and get his school records corrected based on the relevant materials; simultaneously causing the same to be forwarded to the first 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 said 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 period of limitation, shall not stand in the way, in genuine cases. Final orders as above, shall be passed by the concerned respondent as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 'six weeks' from the date of receipt of a copy of the proceedings as aforesaid. The writ petition is disposed of as above. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, Judge mrcs