APHC010509012018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 23995/2018 Between: 1. KAKI SHARMILA, D/O SRI KAKI GOVINDA REDDY AGED 16 YEARS, BEING MINOR REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN SRI KAKI GOVINDA REDDY, S/O KUNCHA RAO, AGED 38 YEARS, RIO D NO 5-16-60/1, THUNGLAM VILLAGE, BHPV POST, VISAKHAPATNAM ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, NEW DELHI. 2. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, AN ATONOMOUS BODY UNDER THE MINISTRY OF HRD, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SHIKSHA KENDRA, 2, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREETVIHAR, DELHI -110092 3. THE JOINT SECRETARY AND REGIONAL OFFICER, CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, NEW NO 3, OLD NO 1630-A, J BLOCK, 16TH MAIN ROAD, ANNA NAGAR (WEST), CHENNAI - 600 040 ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in rejecting the petitioner application to correlate the mother's name in the petitioners secondary school examination certificate issued by the 2nd respondent board, by his SRK, J W.P.No.23995 of 2018 2 order bearing No.CBSE / RO (M) / CORR / Rejection / 2018 / 9238, dt.16.02.2018, on the ground that it is not in consonance with the school records when the petitioners very ground for such correlation itself is that the school records are not in consonance with the petitioner's birth certificate and her mother's educational certificates and other identification documents as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, without application of mind and against the principles of Natural Justice and constitutional guarantees and to consequently direct the respondents to correlate the mothers name in the petitioners secondary school examination certificate bearing Sl.No.SSE / 2016 / 1117953 (Roll No.4098597) issued by the 2nd respondent board and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to directing the 2nd respondent board to correlate the mothers name in the petitioners secondary school examination certificate bearing SI.No. SSE / 2016 / 1117953 (Roll No.4098597) issued by the 2nd respondent board during the pendency of this writ petition in the interest of justice and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NAUMENE SURAPARAJ KARLAPALEM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. D.GAYATHRI 2. DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA The Court made the following: SRK, J W.P.No.23995 of 2018 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23995 of 2018 ORDER: This Writ Petition has been filed seeking to declare the action of 3rd respondent in rejecting the petitioner’s application to correlate the mother’s name in the petitioner’s Secondary School Examination Certificate issued by 2nd respondent Board by his order bearing No.CBSE/RO(M)/CORR/ Rejection /2018/9238, dated 16.02.2018, on the ground that it is not in consonance with the school records when the petitioner’s very ground for such correlation itself is that the school records are not in consonance with the petitioner’s birth certificate and her mother’s educational certificates and other identification documents as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent authorities to correlate the mother’s name in the petitioner’s Secondary School Examination Certificate bearing Sl.No.SSE/2016/1117953 (Roll No.4098597) issued by the 2nd respondent Board. 2. Case of the petitioner is that the petitioner was born on 19.12.2001. Before marriage, the name of petitioner’s mother is Naina Sridevi. At the time of marriage, as advised by elders and as per the astrology, she changed her name as Suneetha. After the birth of petitioner, in all her school records, her mother’s name SRK, J W.P.No.23995 of 2018 4 was recorded as Suneetha. But in the documents pertaining to petitioner’s mother like Ration Card, Aadhaar Card, PAN card and passport, her name is registered as Sridevi. Hence, the petitioner made several representations to the Central Board of Secondary Education through the Principal, Vignana Vihara Residential School, Gudilova Post, Visakhapatnam requesting for correlation of petitioner’s mother’s name in the Secondary School Examination Certificate issued by CBSE at par with the birth certificate of petitioner issued by the Registrar of Births, Government of Andhra Pradesh. The said applications were rejected by the CBSE by its order dated 16.02.2018. 3. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Deputy Solicitor General of India appearing for respondents. 4. At the time of hearing, both the learned counsel submit that the issue involved in the present Writ Petition is squarely covered by the orders of this Court in Writ Petition No.18977 of 2020, dated 02.09.2021 wherein this Court by following the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Jigya Yadav v. C.B.S.E. & others in Civil Appeal No.3905 of 2011 and batch allowed the said Writ Petition. It is further submitted that, if the petitioner makes a fresh application to the authorities concerned, they would pass SRK, J W.P.No.23995 of 2018 5 orders in accordance with the law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court as well as the Rules in vogue. 5. Taking into consideration the submissions of both the learned counsel, without going into the merits of the case and also as there is no purpose in keeping this Writ Petition pending, this Court is inclined to dispose of this Writ Petition, in terms of the orders passed in W.P.No.18977 of 2020, dated 02.09.2021. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of, with the following directions: (i) The impugned order dated 16.02.2018 is set-aside; (ii) The petitioner is at liberty to submit a fresh application, in this regard, to the respondent authorities, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order; (iii) On receipt of such application, the authorities concerned are directed to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of eight (08) weeks thereafter and communicate the same to the petitioner. There shall be no orders as to costs. 7. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. _________________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. Date: 27.01.2026 sj SRK, J W.P.No.23995 of 2018 6 237 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.23995 of 2018 Date: 27.01.2026 sj