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HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT
APM
REKHABEN SURESHBHAI JETHVA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT – Respondent
ORDER :
1. By the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks direction upon the respondent authorities to correct the date of birth of the petitioner in the school leaving certificate from 18.09.1963 to 18.09.1966.
2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was born on 18.09.1966 at Ahmedabad and the birth of the petitioner was duly registered with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. It is submitted that however, at the time of admission in the respondent No.4 school, the date of birth of the petitioner was wrongly recorded as 18.09.1963 instead of 18.09.1966. Unfortunately, the father of the petitioner passed away on 07.09.1970 and mother of the petitioner also passed away on 14.11.1977. It is submitted that the petitioner is in the business of garments and therefore, in all important documents like Pan Card, Adhar Card etc., his date of birth is required to be recorded correctly. The petitioner also made a representation dated 13.09.2023 to the respondent authority, which is still pending consideration.
3. Learned counsels for the respondents submit that in view of Section 15 of Registration of Births
The court affirmed the necessity to correct the date of birth in official records based on the statutory birth certificate, emphasizing its evidentiary value.
The court affirmed the necessity to correct discrepancies in official documents based on statutory evidence, prioritizing the Birth Certificate for name corrections.
The correction of date of birth in official records requires irrefutable proof, and delays in seeking such corrections can lead to dismissal of the application.
Statutory provisions override circulars, and authorities must initiate necessary inquiry as per the relevant legal provisions for correcting birth certificate entries.
The court ruled that statutory documents, such as birth certificates, take precedence over school records for correcting date of birth entries, emphasizing the need for CBSE to align its records acco....
The evidentiary value of the statutory Birth Certificate and the need for correction in vital documents to prevent further discrepancies.
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