IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (250) RSA-1603-2020 (O&M) Decided on : 07.04.2025 Central Board of Secondary Education ……Appellant Versus Mohit & another ……Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL Present: Mr.Kannan Malik, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr.Gaurav Mohunta, Advocate Mr.Satyendra Kumar, Advocate, for respondent No.1. ANIL KSHETARPAL , J. (Oral) 1. Central Board of Secondary Education (defendant) assails the correctness of concurrent findings of fact arrived at by the Courts below while decreeing plaintiff’s suit for grant of decree of declaration with consequential relief of mandatory injunction. 2. In substance, the plaintiff wants the following corrections in his Matriculation certificate: (i) Name: ‘Mohit Hooda’ to ‘Mohit’; (ii) Father’s name, ‘Rajesh Hooda’ to ‘Rajesh’; (iii) Mother’s name, ‘Rumi’ to ‘Ishwanti’; (iv) Date of birth: from ‘21.09.2021’ to ‘04.10.2021’. 3. The correction in date of birth is sought on the basis of Date of Birth Certificate issued by the Registrar (Death & Birth) where his mother’s name is recorded as ‘Ishwanti’ and not ‘Rumi’. SAILESH RANJAN 2025.04.09 14:41 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document (250) RSA-1603-2020 (O&M) 2 4. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Jigya Yadav (Minor) through Guardian/Father Hari Singh Vs. C.B.S.E. & others, AIR Online 2021 SC 274 has held that such corrections can be permitted to be made. Moreover, it is evident that the plaintiff is not seeking any substantive change, he is only praying for deletion of his and his father’s surname and correction in mother’s name in accordance with the date of birth certificate. 5. In view of the above discussion, no ground is made out to interfere. Hence, the appeal is dismissed. All pending application(s) also stand disposed of. (ANIL KSHETARPAL) April 7, 2025 JUDGE sailesh Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No SAILESH RANJAN 2025.04.09 14:41 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document