IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 27TH JULY 2007 / 5TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 23085 of 2007(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- LIBY K.BABY, D/O.BABY K.C., AGED 23 , KOLENCHERRY HOUSE, CHOWARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.I.DAVIS RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, COMBINED COUNCILS BUILDING, KOTTA ROAD, TEMPLE LANE, NEW DELHI. 2. THE REGISTRAR, KARNATAKA STATE NURSING COUNCIL NO.71, SURYA APARTMENT, A STREET, 8TH CROSS, A.R.EXTENSION GANDHI NAGAR, BANGALORE. 3. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS, POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE SECRETARY, BOARD OF PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS, KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO.23085 OF 2007 -------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 27th DAY OF JULY, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner passed B.Sc Nursing Course from Laxmi Memorial College of Nursing, Mangalore and obtained registration from the Karnataka State Nursing Council. There was a mistake in the date of birth of the petitioner in the school records, which is in Kerala. The petitioner got the same corrected in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Government of Kerala and sought corresponding correction in the register of the Karnataka State Nursing Council as well as the registration certificate issued to the petitioner. The same was rejected by the 2nd respondent on the ground that the correction has not been in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the State of Karnataka, which requires a court order for such corrections. I have in a batch of writ petitions on the same subject held that in so far as school records in Kerala can be corrected in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the State of Kerala, the 2nd respondent cannot insist upon such correction in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the State of Karnataka. In the above circumstances, I allow this writ petition and direct the 2nd respondent to make appropriate corrections in the register W.P.(c)No.23085/07 2 maintained by the 2nd respondent as also the registration certificate issued to the petitioner. This shall be done within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd