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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
ANIL K.NARENDRAN, MURALEE KRISHNA S.
State of Kerala, Represented By Its Secretary, Department Of General Education – Appellant
Versus
Sudhin Krishna C.S., (Previously Named Mohammed Riyazudeen C.S.), S/o. Syed Mohammed C.I. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. correction of name, caste and religion in s.s.l.c. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. judicial reliance on previous judgments and necessity for remand. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. arguments presented for and against corrections. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. importance of statutory provisions in decisions. (Para 10 , 11) |
JUDGMENT :
Muralee Krishna S., J.
[WA Nos.2780, 1631 & 2133 of 2025]
In all these writ appeals filed under Section 5 (i) of the Kerala High Court Act 1958 and in the writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the issue involved is the correction pertaining to the change of name, caste and religion, as the case may be, in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (‘S.S.L.C’ in short) of the respective writ petitioners, consequent to the Gazette notification about the same. For convenience, parties and documents are referred to in this judgment as in the respective writ petitions, unless otherwise stated.
2. W.A.No.1631 of 2025 is directed against the judgment dated 08.03.2021 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C)No.3832 of 2021, whereby the learned Single Judge allowed that writ petition, directing the 2nd respondent Joint Commissioner for Government Exami
The court holds that failure to challenge relevant government orders impacts the proceedings regarding corrections in school records.
Respondents are under obligation to maintain correct records and in this regard make corrections as and when detected or brought into their notice.
Administrative law dictates that name changes on official documents require adherence to established protocols; clerical errors may be corrected, but substantive changes must follow due process.
Name changes in educational certificates require adherence to reasonable procedures, allowing corrections based on legal identity documents without excessive restrictions.
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