Sushil Kumar Sinha v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Sushil Kumar Sinha v. State of Bihar and others; Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14247 of 2025; Patna High Court; decision date 15-12-2025; bench: Harish Kumar (sole judge, oral order). Subject tags: certificate correction; nationality column error ('Non Indian'); Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB); Class X registration and matriculation certificate 2019; affidavit and correction fee; admission register, school leaving certificate, transfer certificate; administrative direction; eight-week compliance timeline. No statutory provisions or precedent cases are cited anywhere in the judgment. Disposition: writ petition disposed of, with a direction to respondent no. 3 (Secretary, BSEB) to verify documents and effect the correction within eight weeks.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no. 3 (Secretary, Bihar School Examination Board) to verify the petitioner's documents and correct the nationality entry in the registration certificate and original matriculation certificate, preferably within eight weeks of receipt/production of the order, in accordance with law.