REWANT AHLAWAT vs CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 10.04.2026 % Judgment delivered on: 04.06.2026 + LPA 647/2024 REWANT AHLAWAT .....Appellant Through: Ms. Jyoti Dutt Sharma, Ms. Rajul Jain, Ms. Poorvi Rewalia, Mr.Manikant Sharma, Advs. versus CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION....Respondents Through: Ms. Manisha Singh, ASC for CBSE. Mr. Farman Ali, CGSC with Ms. Usha Jamnal, Adv. for R-2 &3. Ms. Arti Bansal, ASC for R-4/MCD. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, C.J. 1. The appellant by instituting W.P.(C) 3578/2024made a prayer seeking a direction to the respondent-Central Board of Secondary Education (hereinafter referred to as‘CBSE’) to correct its record by changing his date of birth (hereinafter referred to as ‘DOB’) from 14.09.2000 to 14.09.1999. It was also prayed, that accordingly, a fresh Class 10thBoard Examination Certificate be issued to the Appellant herein. 2. On record, there are two birth certificates issued under the provisions of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (hereinafter referred to Signature Not Verified LPA 647/2024 Page 1 of 12 Digiltally Signed By:SREERAM L Signing Date:04.06.2026 12:05:23 as‘Act, 1969’). The first birth certificate refers the DOB of the appellant as 14.09.2000 whereas, the second birth certificate records his DOB as 14.09.1999. The date of registration as mentioned in the first certificate is 07.12.2002 where the place of birth of the appellant is shown to be Police Quarters, Naraina, whereas the second birth certificate shows the date of its issuance to be 26.11.2023 where the place of birth of the appellant is recorded as Jaipur Golden Hospital. 3. The DOB of the appellant came to be recorded in the Secondary School Examination Ce