Secr.,Board Of Secon.Edu.,Orissa vs Santosh Kumar Sahoo & Anr

The Supreme Court held that the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum had jurisdiction under Section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 to entertain the complaint for correction of date of birth in the matriculation certificate. The Court found that the National Commission erred in not considering the Deputy Secretary's report regarding the eligibility of the complainant for the supplementary examination. The appeal was allowed, directing the appellant to correct the date of birth and compensate the respondent for the deficiency of service.