MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
Mahendra Kishore Singh – Appellant
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Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi through its Chairman – Respondent
Mohit Kumar Shah, J.—The instant case has been taken up for consideration through the mode of Video conferencing in view of the prevailing situation on account of COVID 19 Pandemic, requiring social distancing.
2. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the letter dated 16.01.2020 passed by the respondent no. 5 i.e. the Section Officer, (M & M), The Central Board of Secondary Education, Patna whereby and whereunder the prayer of the petitioner for correction of the name of his minor son from “Sanidhya” to “Sanidhya Kishore Singh”, has been rejected.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner, at the very outset, has relied on several orders passed by the Hon'ble Patna High Court from time to time, whereby and whereunder CBSE has been directed to make necessary corrections/ changes in the name of the concerned candidates.
4. This Court finds that the issue pertaining to change of name is no longer res-integra inasmuch as the Hon’ble Apex Court by its recent judgment rendered on 03rd June, 2021 in the case of Jigya Yadav (Minor) (through Guardian/Father Hari Singh) vs. C.B.S.E. (Central Board of Secondary Education) and Others, reported in 2021 SCC Online SC 415, has set at
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