Aryan Vasudev Hajare Thr. Natural Guardian Vasudev Hajare v. the State of Maharashtra Thr. Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Correction of date of birth in school records after student has left school; Rule 26 Secondary Schools Code; Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Solapur; one-day error in school leaving certificate (22nd vs 23rd July 2008); SSC Examination March 2024; minor petitioner through father as natural guardian; Full Bench judgment Janabai v. State of Maharashtra, 2019 SCC OnLine Bom 3158 followed; writ petition allowed; impugned order dated 11th June 2025 quashed and set aside; direction to reconsider proposal dated 9th June 2025 and correct DOB; no costs; Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur; decided March 24, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; impugned Order/Communication dated 11th June 2025 quashed and set aside; Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Solapur directed to reconsider the proposal dated 9th June 2025 and correct the petitioner's date of birth as 23rd July 2008; no order as to cost.