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Sparsh Singhal v. Central Board of Secondary Education (Cbse) and Ors.

Delhi HC6 May 2026W.P.(C)/556/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Date of birth correction in CBSE Class X/XII certificates; W.P.(C) 556/2025; Sparsh Singhal v. CBSE; Article 226 mandamus; birth certificate Registration No. 2305744; Aadhaar and passport (V7600902) consistency; Sachdeva Public School respondent No. 2; Smt. Nisha Ray v. CBSE W.P.(C) 6554/2023 (order dated 11.02.2026); Jigya Yadav v. CBSE (2021) 7 SCC 535; CBSE v. Prema Evelyn D Cruz LPA 171/2023; correction directed within 2 weeks; Justice Jasmeet Singh; order dated 06.05.2026.

What did the court decide?

Direction to correct the petitioner's date of birth to 28.09.2006 in the CBSE records and school records within 2 weeks; petition disposed of with the aforesaid directions. ¶12

Sparsh Singhal Vs Central Board of Secondary… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to correct the petitioner's date of birth to 28.09.2006 in the CBSE records and school records within 2 weeks; petition disposed of with the aforesaid directions.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the date of birth of the petitioner should be changed from 28.09.2007 to 28.09.2006 in the Class X and XII marksheets/certificates and other relevant documents of Respondents No.1 & 2, as per the original Birth Certificate. +1 more

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Court's answer

The Court rejected the contentions of respondent No.1/CBSE opposing the petition.

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Ratio / Principle

The petitioner's Birth Certificate (Annexure-P1), updated Aadhaar Card (Annexure-P2) and Passport (Annexure-P3) — the latter two being government documents — all show his date of birth as 28.09.2006.

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Key takeaways

In view of the observations in this Court's earlier order in Smt. Nisha Ray v. CBSE (W.P.(C) 6554/2023), which relied on Jigya Yadav v. CBSE, (2021) 7 SCC 535 and CBSE v. Prema Evelyn D Cruz, LPA 171/2023, the petition was allowed and the petitioner's DoB was directed to be corrected and recorded as 28.09.2006 in the CBSE records and school records within 2 weeks.ratio¶11
With the aforesaid directions, the present petition is disposed of.ratio¶12

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Jasmeet Singh, J.; order dated 06.05.2026 in W.P.(C) 556/2025) disposed of a writ petition under Article 226 by Sparsh Singhal seeking (A) correction of his date of birth from 28.09.2007 to 28.09.2006 in his Class X and XII marksheets/certificates and other relevant documents of Respondents No.1 (CBSE) & 2 (Sachdeva Public School), and (B) renewal of his passport by Respondent No.3. The petitioner's birth certificate (Registration No. 2305744, Local Registrar Births and Deaths, Govt. of NCT of Delhi), renewed passport (No. V7600902, issued 17.03.2022) and updated Aadhaar card all record his DoB as 28.09.2006; the wrong date entered school records 'due to an inadvertent error' and carried into the CBSE certificates. Rejecting the opposition of learned standing counsel for CBSE, the Court followed its earlier Order dated 11.02.2026 in Smt. Nisha Ray v. Central Board of Secondary Education & Anr., W.P.(C) 6554/2023 — which, relying on Jigya Yadav v. CBSE, (2021) 7 SCC 535 and Central Board of Secondary Education v. Prema Evelyn D Cruz and Anr., LPA 171/2023, had observed that there can only be one date of birth and that a person cannot have one date of birth in public documents (Aadhaar/PAN/birth certificate) and another in the matriculation certificate — and directed that the petitioner's DoB be corrected and recorded as 28.09.2006 in the CBSE records and school records within 2 weeks. The petition was disposed of with these directions.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 556/2025

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SPARSH SINGHAL .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Sahej Singh Uban, Mr. Jaiesh Singh and Ms. Divya Arora, Advs.

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versus

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CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE) AND ORS .....Respondents

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Through: Mr. Kalyan Babu Singh GP for R-3. Ms. Vaishali Gupta, Panel counsel for R-4

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Mr. Khanna Adv. (appearance not given)

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

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O R D E R

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% 06.05.2026

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This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers:-

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“A. Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the Respondent No.1 & 2 to change the Date of Birth of Petitioner from 28.09.2007 to 28.09.2006 in Class X and XII Mark sheets/ Certificates and other relevant documents as per the original Birth Certificate.

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B. Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the Respondent No.3 to renew the passport of the Petitioner as per law.”

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The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner was born on

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/05/2026 at 13:12:36

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28.09.2006 and birth certificate bearing Registration No. 2305744 was issued by the Local Registrar Births and Deaths, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, which shows petitioner’s Date of Birth (“ DoB ”) as 28.09.2006. Even the renewed Passport of the petitioner bearing No. V7600902, issued on 17.03.2022, also shows petitioner’s DoB as 28.09.2006.

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The petitioner took admission in Sachdeva Public School i.e. respondent No. 2, affiliated with CBSE and appeared for his Class X examination in 2022 and Class XII examination in 2024. However, due to an inadvertent error, his DoB was incorrectly recorded as 28.09.2007 in the school records and hence, subsequently in Class X and XII certificates.

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The petitioner has made requests to the respondents to modify the CBSE records and school records to reflect the correct DoB as 28.09.2006. However, no action has been taken.

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Hence, the present petition.

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Mr. Khanna, learned standing counsel for respondent No.1/CBSE, has vehemently argued the matter and opposes the present petition.

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I have learned counsels for the parties.

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I am unable to agree with the contentions of the respondent No.1/CBSE.

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Firstly, Annexure-P1 (annexed with the petition), which is the Birth Certificate of the petitioner shows the date of birth of the petitioner as 28.09.2006. Further, the petitioner’s updated Aadhaar Card (Annexure-P2, annexed with the counter rejoinder on behalf of the petitioner) as well as the Passport (Annexure-P3, annexed with petitioner), both government documents, show the date of birth as 28.09.2006.

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Further, this Court in its earlier Order dated 11.02.2026 passed in

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/05/2026 at 13:12:36

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Smt. Nisha Ray v. Central Board of Secondary Education & Anr., W.P.(C) 6554/2023 , while relying on Jigya Yadav v. CBSE, (2021) 7 SCC 535 and Central Board of Secondary Education v. Prema Evelyn D Cruz and Anr. , LPA 171/2023 , made the following observations:-

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“11. Even in the judgement of Jigya Yadav (supra), the Hon’ble Supreme Court has stated that there can only be one Date of Birth. The petitioner is and should be entitled to make a correction to make the document consistent with all public documents, namely, Adhaar Card, PAN Card and the Birth Certificate.

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12. In case the petition is not allowed, the petitioner would be having 2 date of births, one shown in the Adhaar Card, PAN Card and Registration Certificate and the other in the Matriculation Certificate which is impermissible and contrary to law.”

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In v iew of the above, the present petition is allowed and the DoB of the petitioner shall be corrected and record as 28.09.2006 in the CBSE records and school records, within 2 weeks from today.

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With the aforesaid directions, the present petition is disposed of.

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JASMEET SINGH, J

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MAY 6, 2026/NG

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/05/2026 at 13:12:36

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