High Court allowed a writ petition seeking correction of the petitioner's date of birth in 10th Standard certificates from 18.12.1992 to 19.12.1992, holding that subsequent records negate limitation claims.
Petitioner directed to correct date of birth in 10th Standard certificate to 19.12.1992 and send original for authentication within four weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 11.8.2015
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH
W.P.No.4806 of 2015
K.S.Rajkumar
... Petitioner
– Vs -
The Central Board of Secondary Education Rep. By its Regional Officer, New No.3, Old No.1630-A, 'J' Block, 16th Main Road, Anna Nagar (West), Chennai-600 040. ... Respondent
Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue Writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records relating to the order passed by the respondent in No. RO (M) CORRN/Rejection/DOB/2014/5843 dt 12.1.2015 and quash the same and further direct the respondent to correct the Date of Birth in the School Certificates of the petitioner as 19.12.1992 instead of 18.12.1992.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Parthasarathy For Respondent : Mr. G.Nagarajan ORDER
The writ petition is filed for the issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records relating to the order passed by the respondent in No. RO (M) CORRN/Rejection/DOB/2014/5843 dt 12.1.2015 and quash the same and further direct the respondent to correct the Date of Birth in the School Certificates of the petitioner as 19.12.1992 instead of 18.12.1992.
W.P.No. 4806 of 2015
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a writ court can direct correction of a one-day discrepancy in school certificates despite belated application.
Whether subsequent school records invalidate the limitation argument against correcting an earlier date of birth.
K.S. Rajkumar
The Central Board of Secondary Education
M.M. Sundresh
As recorded by the court registry
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