JUDGMENT

The petitioner has filed the captioned writ petition contending that though in Ext.P4 S.S.L.C. certificate, his name was shown as ARAFA A., the said certificate requires to be corrected in view of the change of name carried out by him as YAZER A. He contends that such a request made by him stood rejected by Ext.P3 communication issued by the 3^rd respondent stating that at the maximum, the change of name carried out through the Gazette notification can be kept along with the original S.S.L.C. certificate and the S.S.L.C. certificate cannot be individually corrected.

2. The learned Government Pleader would place considerable reliance on Ext.P2 Government Order dated 14.03.1984 wherein, it is stated as above. She would also seek to place reliance on provisions of the KER 17650826647ce49c'> Kerala Education Rules, 1959 ( )- Rule 3 Chapter VI, as per which only clerical errors could be corrected and no change in the name as such can be carried out in the S.S.L.C. certificate. A perusal of E