IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2011 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 7579 of 2011(V) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- ANAND.V.R., NEDUVATHUVILA VEEDU, ALUMOODU.P.O., MUGHATHALA, KOLLAM-691 577. BY ADV. SMT.I.S.LAILA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREETHY VIHAR, DELHI-1100992. 2. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, REGIONAL OFFICE, NO.III J BLOCK, ANNA NAGAR, CHENNAI-600 040. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM, KERALA. 691 506 BY ADV. SRI. DEVAN RAMAHANDRAN, SC, FOR CBSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: SMT P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. ------------------------- W.P (C) No.7579 of 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 11th March, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is stated as aggrieved of the inadvertant mistake which has crept in relevant school/certificates showing the date of birth of the petitioner as 31.5.1986 in place of '28.2.1986', as correctly given in Ext.P2 Birth Certificate. 2. The case of the petitioner is that, the petitioner noticed the mistake only on 14.5.2010 and since the date of birth differs, it is likely to cause complications in his future needs. It is in the the said circumstances that the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the school authorities along with a copy of the birth certificate (produced as per Ext.P2), wherein, the date of birth has been correctly given. It is stated that the application forwarded by the school authorities to the 1st respondent, has not been positively dealt with. 4. The learned standing counsel for the 1st and 2nd respondent submits that, by virtue of the mandate under the Bye-laws of the C.B.S.E, the petitioner has to approach W.P (C) No.7579 of 2011 2 the school authorities and get his school records corrected showing the actual date of birth as '28.2.1986'. Thereafter, the application has to be got forwarded along with the corrected date of birth as certified by the school authorities to the 2nd respondent, on which event, the same will be considered and appropriate steps will be pursued to redress the grievance of the petitioner. 5. 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 other 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 bar of 'two years' as referred to in Ext.P4 will not stand in the way of causing the date of birth to be corrected in genuine cases. Final orders as above, shall be passed as expeditiously as W.P (C) No.7579 of 2011 3 possible, at any rate, within 'eight 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 lgk