HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8086 of 2024 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsels for the parties and perused the record. 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner praying that the petitioner got her education initially in the State of Gujrat, wherein her name was mentioned as "ANSARI HIDAYTUNNISA ILYASAHAMAD", which is also reflected in the academic record of the petitioner which includes the certificate of Secondary Education, Higher Secondary Education and Graduation, it is stated that subsequently, for the academic year 2011-12, the petitioner took her admission at Babu Banarsi Dar University, Lucknow for pursuing the course of Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and she passed the same in the year 2013. It is stated that after getting the M.B.A. degree, the petitioner cleared the Research Entrance Test (RET) followed by an interview and was placed at Rank-I from Lucknow University in the year 2022. 3. It is stated that, thereafter, the petitioner applied for J.R.F. (Junior Research Fellowship), examination conducted by the N.T.A. for the period December, 2021 to June, 2022 and passed the same, subsequently, join the Lucknow University for Ph.D. course. It is stated that when the petitioner submitted her document through SFMP Portal of O.P. No.3, the same was sent to opposite party no.2 for verification of the documents Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishek Pandey, Chunnu Lal, Pankaj Kumar Sahu, Shrawan Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Ashwani Kumar Singh, Savitra Vardhan Singh, Shashank Bhasin Ansari Hidaytunnisa Ilyasahamad .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India Thru. Secy. Deptt. Ministry Of Education And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) and the opposite party no.2 raised objections against the representation of the petitioner mainly on the ground that the word 'H' was wrongly transcribed in the name of the petitioner, in the name of the petitioner, the word 'ANSARI HIDAYTUNISHA' was transcribed instead of actual name as is mentioned in the school records. 4. It is next stated that the U.G.C., would not correct the record unless, the National Testing Agency corrected the spelling error, which has crept in the name of the petitioner and on account of the said spelling error, the petitioner would not be permitted to pursue her Ph.D course in the business management for want of fund as, she would be entitled for scholarship from U.G.C., who are not considering the request till the time, correction is made in the record of the N.T.A. It is also stated that several e-mails were sent, however, no steps have been taken. 5. Considering the fact that the name of the petitioner, contains the spelling error, which is clearly visible from the school record of the petitioner, the respondent no.2 is directed to make necessary correction in the name of the petitioner, corrections have to be done after seeing the records of the petitioner, namely, the certificate issued by the Higher Secondary Education and Secondary Education Board. 6. It is further directed that the respondent no.3 shall consider the case of the petitioner for grant of scholarship benefits and shall not insist for correction of the typographical error in the name of the petitioner by the respondent no.2 for considering the said request. 7. The respondent no.2 shall take action for correcting the typographical error in the name of the petitioner in their records within a period of four weeks. 8. The petitioner shall move an appropriate application before the respondent no.2. Along with the said application, the petitioner would annex a copy of the order of this order passed by this Court, self-attested copy of the High School Certificate as well as, the other certificates issued to the petitioner depicting her correct name, on the said application, the respondent no.2 shall pass an order within a period of four weeks. WRIC No. 8086 of 2024 2 9. Petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid observations. August 26, 2025 Praveen WRIC No. 8086 of 2024 3 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRAVEEN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench