KHUSHBU KAUSHIK (MINOR) THR. HER FATHER LT. COL. RAJESH CHANDRA KAUSHIK Vs. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN & ORS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner in this writ petition, inter alia, seeks correction/rectification of the name of her father in the Secondary School Examination (Class X) Grade Sheet cum Certificate of Performance issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

(2.) The petitioner Khushbu Kaushik is a student studying in Class XII enrolled with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). She appeared for her class 10th board examination in the academic year 2014-15. In the class 10th 'Grade Sheet cum Certificate of Performance' issued by the CBSE (hereinafter - respondent no.1), on 29th May 2015, her mother's name is recorded as 'Kalpana Kaushik' and her father's name is recorded as 'Rajesh Kaushik'.

(3.) According to the Petitioner, her father's full name is Rajesh Chandra Kaushik, and he is a Lt. Colonel in the Indian Army. The middle name 'Chandra' was missing in the class 10th certificate and hence she approached the CBSE, seeking correction of the name of her father, on 4th Dec. 2015.