IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 05^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

WRIT PETITION NO. 26636 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. MR. SIRAJUDDIN MOHAMMED

AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS,

S/O MOHAMMED ZIAUDDIN

RESIDING AT NO. 78, 6^TH CROSS

ALLAMMA PRABHU ROAD

BENDRE NAGAR,

BANASHANKARI 2^ND STAGE, BBMP, BENGALURU URBAN,

KARNATAKA – 560 070.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. AZHAR ALI FAROOQI, ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed AND:

by CHANDANA

B M

Location: High 1. KARNATAKA SECONDARY EDUCATION

Court of

EXAMINATION BOARD

Karnataka

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY

6^TH CROSS, MALLESWARAM

BANGALORE, KARNATAKA – 560 003.

2. DEPARTMENT OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR

DEPARTMENT OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION,

18^TH CROSS, MALLESWARAM

BANGALORE, KARNATAKA – 560 012.

3. BANGALORE UNIVERSIT63Y REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR JNANABHARATHI CAMPUS, BANGALORE UNIVERSITY ROAD, JNANA JYOTI NAGAR GNANA BHARATHI, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA – 560 056.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH K, HCGP FOR R1 & R2;

SRI. SIDDARTH P. DESAI, ADVOCATE FOR R3)

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THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING RESPONDENTS TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER FROM “MD SIRAJUDDIN” TO “SIRAJUDDIN MOHAMMED” AND FATHER’S NAME FROM “MD ZIAUDDIN” TO “MOHAMMED ZIAUDDIN” AND PASS ANY OTHER ORDER / WRIT / JUDGMENT OR RELIEF THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY DEEMS JUST, PROPER, AND EQUITABLE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

ORAL ORDER

In this petition, petitioner seeks the following reliefs:

"1) PASS NECESSARY JUDGMENT/ORDER, in the form of a writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, directing Respondents to change the name of the petitioner from “MD Sirajuddin” to “Sirajuddin Mohammed” and father name from “MD Ziauddin” to Mohammed Ziauddin” in (Annexure – E) SSLC Marks Card, (Annexure – F) PUC Marks Card, (Annexure – G) * Degree Certificate..

2) Pass any other Order / Writ / Judgment or relief this Hon'ble Court may deems just, proper, and equitable in the interest of justice."

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and learned counsel for the respondent No.3 and perused the material on record.

3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that it is the grievance of the petitioner that he has changed his name from ‘MD Sirajuddin’ to *‘Sirajuddin Mohammed’, and his father’s name from ‘MD Ziauddin’ to ‘Mohammed Ziauddin’ which are not been entered into the records of the respondents No.1 to 3 –

*Corrected vide Court order dated: 15.12.2025.

Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board, Department of Pre-University Education and Bengaluru University and as such, the petitioner is before this Court by way of the present petition. In support of his contention, learned counsel for the petitioner places reliance upon the judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Jigya Yadav Vs. CBSE – (2021) 7 SCC 535, which was followed by this Court in the case Mr. Srinith Vs. Central Board of Secondary Education and others –

W.P.No.19279/2024 dated 06.01.2023.

4. In Srinith’s case supra, this Court has held as under:

“The petitioner seeks the following prayers:

“a) Writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction directing the competent authorities at First and Second Respondents to make necessary correction in his Secondary School Examination 2020 Class 10 certificate dated 15.07.2020 vide Annexure A in place of “SRINITH” to “SRINITH SRIKRISHNA” in the interest of justice and equity.

b) Consequentially direct the Third Respondent to correct in all other earlier school records following the correction at Annexure A dated 15.07.2020 in the interest of justice and equity.”

2. Heard the learned counsel Dr.S.Arumugam, appearing for petitioner, Sri.M.R.Shailendra, learned counsel appearing for respondents 1 and 2 and S