ARCHANA NAGPAL vs CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION AND OTHERS

CWP-16994-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (129) CWP-16994-2026 Date of Decision : 26.05.2026 Archana Nagpal …Petitioner Versus Central Board of Secondary Education and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Anil Rana, Advocate and Mr. Ravindra Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Beant Singh Seemar, Standing Counsel and Ms. Garusha Sethi, Advocate for respondents-CBSE. **** KULDEEP TIWARI, J.(ORAL) 1. Through the instant writ petition, cast under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, a prayer is made for issuance of a Mandamus, upon the respondents to change/correct the name of the petitioner from ‘Archana’ to ‘Archana Nagpal’ in her Class 10th and 12th Marks Sheet/certificate(s). 2. At the outset, this Court posed a specific query, as to whether, the petitioner has approached the respondent-Board by filing the necessary application, as per the prescribed format, along with the requisite supporting documents. In response, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not submitted the necessary application for the correction in her name, but she has already moved a legal notice dated