Bibekananda Singh v. Board of Secondary Education, Cuttack
Case brief
What is this about?
Date-of-birth alteration refused by Board of Secondary Education, Cuttack; Orissa High Court (Dixit Krishna Shripad J.), 27.10.2025, WP(C) No.27430 of 2025, Bibekananda Singh v. Board of Secondary Education, Cuttack; petition disposed of with liberty to file declaratory suit for date of birth and consequential correction in HSC certificate; Coordinate Bench view in Mayadhar Sahu v. Board of Secondary Education, Odisha, WP(C) No.300 of 2021 (25.01.2021) followed; Dhulabhai v. State of M.P., AIR 1968 SC 79 kept in view; all contentions kept open.
What did the court decide?
Liberty reserved to the petitioner to file a suit for declaration of his date of birth, so that necessary correction may be carried out in the HSC certificate issued by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha; all contentions of the parties kept open. ¶10