PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH Vs. REGIONAL OFFICE CBSC BOARD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Shri Ravindra Nath Rai, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri H.N. Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 1 and 2. The Petitioner has filed the present writ petition for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to correct his name in the High School Marksheet and Certificate from 'Pankaj Yadav' to 'Pankaj Kumar Singh'.

(2.) The Petitioner claims that he was a regular student of one Durga Public School, Kusmi, Gorakhpur and in the said school records his name was reflected as Tankaj Singh' as is evident from the admission receipt and annual fee receipt filed as Annexure 1 to the writ petition. The Petitioner has also filed a copy of the progress report of 3rd Terminal Examination of class IX from Durga Public School, Kusmi, Gorakhpur as Annexure-2, wherein the name of the candidate has also been shown as 'Pankaj Kumar Singh'. As Durga Public School was not affiliated with Central Board of Secondary Education (for short the Board), the petitioner contacted another school namely, Udaya Public School (respondent No. 3), which is said to be affiliated with the Board so that he could appear in class X examination to be conducted by the Board. It is alleged that at the time of submission of examination form, the school authorities of Udaya Public School, obtained the signatures of the petitioner in blank examination form of the Board and the staff of Udaya Public School had written the name of the petitioner as 'Pankaj Yadav' in the said examination form. Accordingly roll No. 5228665 was allotted to the petitioner and the result declared and the mark sheet reflects shows the name of the petitioner as 'Pankaj Yadav'. It is alleged that after declaration of the result, the mistake was detected in the name of the petitioner, which compelled the father of the petitioner to file an application 26.4.2007 (Annexure 4 to the writ petition) before the Principal of Udaya Public School, Mahadev Shankhed, Gorakhpur with a request that the name of his son, who appeared in the Board examination from Udaya Public School, be changed from 'Pankaj Yadav' to 'Pankaj Kumar Singh'. The Principal of Udaya Public School, forwarded the said letter to the Regional Officer, Central Board of Secondary Education, Allahabad for a decision to be taken at the level of the Board.

(3.) Although no decision was communicated to the petitioner from the office of the Board, but the petitioner learnt that the request has not been accepted by the Board, hence, the present writ petition.