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VIJAY BISHNOI, KAUSHIK GOSWAMI
Anju Rani Baishya, W/O Shri Ranjeet Kumar Das – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam Represented By The Chief Secretary – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Kaushik Goswami, J.
Heard Mr. P. Mahanta, learned counsel for the appellant. Also heard Mr. N. Das, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam appearing for the respondent No.1 and Mr. T.C. Chutia, learned Standing Counsel, SEBA appearing for the respondent No.2.
2. This writ appeal is presented against the judgment & order dated 22.10.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No.5826/2022, whereby the writ petition filed by the appellant/writ petitioner for correction of her date of birth in her academic testimonials, was dismissed.
3. It is the specific case of the appellant/writ petitioner that her date of birth has been wrongly recorded in her academic testimonials, i.e. HSLC, Admit Card, Pass Certificate, etc. Accordingly, the appellant/writ petitioner approached the Headmaster of the concerned school for correction of her date of birth by filing an application and the concerned Headmaster submitted the same to the respondent No.2 by incorporating the correct age. It is the further case of the appellant/writ petitioner that since the respondent No.2 was sitting silent over the matter, she submitted another representation before the respondent No.2 for correction o
The court affirmed that official records of date of birth take precedence over unverified claims, ensuring accuracy in academic testimonials.
The court upheld SEBA's decision to deny correction of the petitioner's date of birth due to non-compliance with procedural requirements and lack of supporting evidence.
A plaintiff's claim for correction of a birth date on a High School Certificate is unmaintainable without primary evidence and proof of clerical error, particularly when filed beyond the permitted ti....
Point of law: An authority vested with the jurisdiction to issue a certificate and to maintain record of it has inherent power to rectify the mistake, if any, that may occur in the certificate so iss....
Date of birth can be corrected in CBSE records based on public documents, given the criteria established in relevant byelaws, without imposing unreasonable limitations on the time for correction.
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