Usha B N D/O B Nagendra v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Correction of date of birth in school records; writ of mandamus to enforce civil court decree; O.S.No.97/2023, Addl. Civil Judge and 2nd Addl. JMFC, Ranebennur, decreed 10.08.2023 (DOB corrected to 23.10.1990 in place of 01.06.1989); R.A.No.9/2024 dismissed 21.11.2024 confirming the decree; State's memo seeking withdrawal of appeal to implement order; regular second appeal contemplated but not filed; admission-age anomaly objection rejected; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; Government Circular dated 26.10.2015 No. SAMKHYE.ED.100DTB 2014; four-week compliance timeline; Deputy Director DPI Bagalkot; petitioner Usha B. N.; Justice M. Nagaprasanna; High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench; WP No. 100319 of 2025 (GM-RES).
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed: petitioner held entitled to mandamus to implement the judgment and decree in O.S.No.97/2023 (correcting her date of birth to 23.10.1990), as confirmed in R.A.No.9/2024; 4th respondent directed to implement the orders within an outer limit of four weeks from receipt of a copy of the order.