Kanishkumar v. The Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Date of birth correction in educational certificates; writ of mandamus under Article 226; SSLC mark sheet, Higher Secondary Course Certificate, Transfer Certificate; Birth Certificate as basis for correction; representation dated 10.06.2025; communication dated 26.06.2025 by District Educational Officer, Sivagangai; non-joinder of school; O.V.C. Higher Secondary School, Manamadurai; staggered 15-day timelines for representation, forwarding of documents and correction; Directorate of School Education; Directorate of Government Examinations; Executive Officer, Manamadurai Town Panchayat; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; single judge C. Saravanan; disposed with no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to submit a suitable representation to O.V.C. Higher Secondary School, Manamadurai with copy mark to the official respondents within 15 days; the school to forward the requisite documents to the respondents within 15 days thereafter; the respondents to carry out the necessary corrections within a further 15 days. No costs.