JUDGMENT

Hima Kohli, J. (ORAL)

1. The present petition is filed by the petitioner praying inter alia for directions to the respondents to carry out necessary correction in their records by reflecting the correct name of the father of the petitioner therein, which is "Shri Jhabbu Lal Yadav" instead of "Shri Ram Govind Yadav", who it is stated is the uncle of the petitioner.

2. Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner was five years old when he shifted to Delhi in the year 1986 and started residing with his paternal uncle. On account of an inadvertent mistake, the name of the petitioner's uncle, who was his local guardian, was recorded as the name of the father of the petitioner in the records of the educational institutions, where the petitioner was studying. As a result, when the petitioner passed the Secondary School Examination in the year 1997 from respondent No.3/School, the School Leaving Certificate and the Mark-Sheet of the Secondary School Examination issued in his favour mentioned the name of his uncle as that of his father. Again, in the year 1999, when the petitioner passed the Senior Secondary School Examination, the same error was repeated. Admittedly,