JUDGMENT :

N.V. Anjaria, J.

The short question which arises for consideration in this petition is whether the learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Ahmedabad was justified in not entertaining the application for correction in the date of birth in the school leaving certificate, holding that his court had no jurisdiction for the reason that the person praying for correction of the birth-date was born at Vijapur, District Mehsana.

2. The challenge in this petition is directed against order dated 03.07.2014 passed by learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Court No. 6, Ahmedabad in Criminal Misc. Application No. 510 of 2014 which was filed by the petitioner-father before the said court for correction of date of birth of his daughter.

3. The case was inter alia that the daughter Kinjal was born on 17.11.1990 at Primary Health Care Center, Village/City Vasai Taluka Vijapur District Mehsana. The birth date at that time was recorded in the register of Talati-cum-Mantri, Mehsana, on 28.11.1990. The petitioner has produced copy of the birth certificate issued by the competent authority showing the said birth-date. The daughter of the petitioner studied at Bhavna Girls High