In CWP-4859-2023-PUNJ HC- P&H HC asks CBSE to consider student’s plea for correction of her father’s name in Secondary School Certificate on the basis of public documents
Justice Vikas Bahl [11-05-2023]

Read Order: Sanjana Vs. Central Board of Secondary Education and others

Tulip Kanth

Chandigarh, May 20, 2023: While considering a Civil Writ Petition for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to correct the father’s name of the petitioner in the Secondary School Certificate on the basis of public documents,the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked CBSE to decide the said representation preferably within a period of six weeks.

The petitioner had approached the Bench of Justice Vikas Bahl with a plea to direct the Official respondents to correct her father’s name from “Shiv Sharma” to “Shiv Kumar” in the Secondary School Certificate.

The petitioner had submitted that the entire issue with respect to changes/corrections to be made in the certificate issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education had been adjudicated upon by the Supreme Court in a detailed judgment passed in Jigya Yadav (minor) (through Guardian/father Hari Singh) Vs. CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) and others and other connected matters.

The petitioner prayed that she be permitted to file representation keeping in view the parameters laid down in the judgment.

It was conveyed from CBSE’s side that they had no objection to the said course of action.

Thus, the Bench disposed of the petition by granting liberty to the petitioner to file a detailed representation and annex all the documents in light of the judgment in Jigya Yadav (minor)'s case (Supra). 

The Bench also noted that the petitioner had stated that she would submit the said representation along with certified copies of the relevant record and would get the said representation forwarded through the school.

“ The respondents are directed to decide the said representation as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the said representation, in accordance with law”, the Bench noted while further adding, “ Needless to mention here that it would be open to respondent No.1-Board to require the petitioner or the school to submit any document which would be required for finally considering the case of the petitioner.”