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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.SATHISH KUMAR
P. Manimegalai – Appellant
Versus
Assistant Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Coimbatore – Respondent
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| 1. judicial precedent supports correcting date of birth in educational records. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. state regulations do not override central laws regarding corrective measures. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. precedent confirms that applications for amendments should be processed. (Para 6 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. petition allowed directing necessary corrections. (Para 11) |
ORDER :
2. The case of the petitioner her father Palaniappan who was working as office assistant at the first respondent office died in harness on 18.09.2023 leaving behind two his daughters, one Kavitha and the petitioner herein as his legal heirs. On 21.10.2024, the petitioner has preferred an application to the first respondent seeking for compassionate appointment, the first respondent has informed the petitioner about the discrepancy with regard to the date of birth in the birth certificate and the 10th, 12th and transfer certificate. Therefore, the petitioner had made a representation to the respondents 2 to 5 for rectification of the date of birth with the correct date of birth. The 5th respondent vide impugned order rejected the request of the petitioner vide impugned order. Challenging the said order, the present wri
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