1 CGHC010312242023 2026:CGHC:36439 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4141 of 2023 Savitri Sahu @ Savitri Sao D/o Madan Sahu @ Madan Sao Aged About 19 Years R/o House No. 73, Indra Nagar, Sheela Mandir, Sheetla Mandir Road, Ward No. 6, Supela Bhilai, Durg, District Durg (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Higher Education, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Chhattisgarh Board Of Secondary Education Through Secretary, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chhattisgarh Board Of Secondary Education Through Assistant Secretary, District Raipur (C.G.). ... Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For the Petitioner :Mr. S.K. Kushwaha, Advocate For the State For Respondent Nos.2 & 3 : : Mr. Abhyuday Tripathi, PL Mr. Pankaj Agrawal, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Amitendra Kishore Prasad, Judge Order on Board 14.08.2026 1. This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with following reliefs: 2 “10. Relief(s) Sought: 10.1) This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for the entire records pertaining to the case of the petitioner from the possession of the respondents for its kind perusal. 10.2) That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow this petition and set aside the order dated 05.08.2022 and 10.01.2023 passed by the respondent no.2 & 3 10.3) That, the Hon'ble Court may direct the respondent authorities to change the name of petitioner according to law. 10.4) Any other relief or relief(s) which this Hon'ble Court may think proper in view of the facts and circumstances of the case may also kindly be granted.” 2. Brief facts of the case, as projected by the petitioner in the writ petition, are that the petitioner was earlier known as “Savitri Sahu, D/o Madan Sahu”; she was admitted to the school under the said name and passed Class XII in the year 2022; her name continued to be recorded as “Savitri Sahu D/o Madan Sahu” in all her marksheets and academic records. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted an application before the competent State Authority on 12.11.2021 seeking correction/change of her name. Pursuant thereto, the State Authority published the requisite notification in the State Gazette, whereby surname of the petitioner was changed from “Savitri Sahu D/o Madan Sahu” to “Savitri Sao D/o 3 Madan Sao”. Thereafter, the petitioner produced the said Gazette notification before the concerned school authorities. On the basis thereof, the school authorities corrected the petitioner’s Dakhil- Kharij (school admission/transfer) record from “Kumari Savitri Sahu D/o Madan Sahu” to “Kumari Savitri Sao D/o Madan Sao”. Subsequently, on the basis of the aforesaid Gazette notification, the petitioner also applied for correction of her name in her Aadhaar Card and her Aadhaar Card was accordingly corrected and issued in the name of “Savitri Sao D/o Madan Sao”. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted an application before respondent Nos.2 and 3/Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education on 21.04.2022 seeking correction of her surname in her earlier marksheets. However, respondent Nos.2 and 3 rejected the petitioner’s application on the ground that there was no provision under the applicable rules for changing or amending the surname recorded in the marksheets. Hence, this petition. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the surname of the petitioner has already been changed from “Sahu” to “Sao” pursuant to the Chhattisgarh State Gazette Notification dated 12.11.2021, however, despite the said official notification and the subsequent correction of the petitioner’s name in her other official records, respondent Nos. 2 and 3 have failed to carry out the necessary correction in the petitioner’s marksheets. Hence, petitioner has came-up before this Court with above reliefs. 4 4. Learned State Counsel as well as learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos. 2 and 3 submits that there is no provision under the applicable rules for correction of the surname of the petitioner in the marksheets after a lapse of 20 years. 5. Having heard learned counsel appearing for the respective parties and having considered the submissions advanced on their behalf, particular the fact that pursuant to the Chhattisgarh State Gazette Notification dated 12.11.2021, the State Government has already changed the petitioner’s surname from “Sahu” to “Sao”, as such, the concerned respondent-authorities are directed to carry out the necessary correction in the surname of the petitioner in her Class X & Class XII mark-sheets by substituting “Sao” in place of “Sahu”. 6. So far as the Class VIII record is concerned, the petitioner is at liberty to submit an appropriate application before the concerned school authority for carrying out the necessary correction in accordance with law. 7. With the aforesaid directions and observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. CC as per rules. Sd D Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge J.