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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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W.P.(C) 3577/2008

Reserved on: 19.02.2009

Date of pronouncement: 23.03.2009

DHRUVA PARATE

..... Petitioner

Through : Mr. Mohinder Singh, Advocate.

versus

CBSE & ANR.

..... Respondents

Through : Mr. Atul Kumar, Advocate, for CBSE.

CORAM:

Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

1. Whether the Reporters of local papers

Yes

may be allowed to see the judgment?

2. To be referred to Reporter or not?

Yes

3. Whether the judgment should be

Yes

reported in the Digest?

Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

1. The writ petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents (hereafter

called “CBSE”) to change his name from “Dhruva Pramod Parate” to “Dhruva

Parate”. He seeks a consequential direction to the CBSE to issue a fresh 10^th

class certificate after recording necessary change.

2. The petitioner is the son of Mr. P. M. Parate; he completed studies from

the Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj and appeared in the Class-Xth

examination held by the CBSE in 2006. At that time, his name was “Dhruva

Pramod Parate”. The mark-sheet and certificate issued by CBSE recorded