Shivang Gupta v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, WRIT - C No. 20572 of 2025, Court No. 32, neutral citation 2025:AHC:103895, order dated 3.7.2025, single-judge bench of Chandra Dhari Singh, J. Administrative writ on correction of date of birth of petitioner's son in the Class V admission register of Primary School, Ramnagar, Mungra Badshahpur, District Jaunpur; petitioner Shivang Gupta (counsel: Devottam Pandey, Kshitij Ram Dubey, Vivek Kumar) versus State of U.P. and others (counsel: C.S.C., Ten Singh; Tej Bhan Singh for respondent no. 3). Mandamus sought to respondent no. 02 to decide pending representation dated 25.4.2025. Outcome: petition disposed of; petitioner to apply within two days of certified copy; authority to complete correction in accordance with law within a week per counsel's undertaking. No statutes or precedent cases cited; no monetary quantum.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to lodge an application for correction of date of birth with the authority concerned within two days after obtaining the certified copy of the order; on receipt of such application, the authority concerned to carry out the requisite correction in the admission register in accordance with law within a week.