Date of Birth Correction Valid Even After Leaving School
The Education rejected the request of the petitioner for correctio of her birth date on the ground that .
- The case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the Full Bench decision in Janabal Himmatrao Thakur vs The State of Maharashtra and Others, AIR OnLine 2019 Bombay 1055.
The relevant direction reads thus: “(c) Thus, in light of the above, an application for change in the name, surname or caste, either due to reasons/cause unnoticed before or even occurring subsequently, being errors which fall within the category of ‘obvious mistakes, can be made, even after the student has left school in light of the language of Clause 26.3 in the manner as indicated by Appendix Six in the forms as prescribed in the S.S. Code.”
- It is necessary to mention here that Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in order dated 26.11.2025 passed in Writ Petition No. 14175 of 2025 has made following pertinent observations: “5. Time and again it has come to our notice that in spite of there being a judgment of the Full Bench of this Court in Janabai Thakur (supra) and also several orders thereafter passed by this Court, the officers are repeatedly passing the orders contrary to the said judgment which leads to several litigations being filed in the High Court. We, therefore, feel it appropriate to direct the Principal Secretary of School Education and Sports Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai, to issue appropriate orders there by circulating the above mentioned judgment to all its officers in the department with a clear direction to follow the order in its true letter and spirit. Henceforth, any disobedience of the order is observed or brought to our notice will attract the provisions of Contempt of Courts Act and the Erring Officers will be held in contempt under the said Act.” 5. In the light of above observations, in fact contempt action needs to be initiated against respondent No. 2. However, by way of indulgence we give one more chance to respondent No. 2 to mend his ways and correct his mistake. she had left the school.
Judgment dated 4.8.2026 of the High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad, in Writ Petition No.8739 of 2026 of Sayyad Suhana Mubin Vs. The State of Maharashtra through its Secretary and others
