Parth Gupta v. Union of India and 3 Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 24158 of 2023 Petitioner :- Parth Gupta Respondent :- Union Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pranab Kumar Ganguli,Ashutosh Ganguli Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Dhananjay Awasthi Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J.

¶1Heard Shri Pranab Kumar Ganguli, learned counsel for the petitioner. Shri Dhananjay Awasthi, has accepted notice on behalf of respondent nos.2 and 3.

¶2This Court by order dated 17.08.2023 sought instructions from the concerned respondents.

¶3No instructions have been furnished in Court.

¶4The submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that seeking correction in the High School and Intermediate Mark-sheets (which he passed in 2015) in respect of entering names of his natural parents in place of his uncle and aunt, he moved some application before the Principal of the Institution as well as Regional Officer of the Board and despite the fact that the Board has called upon necessary documents from the Institution i.e. respondent no.4-Delhi Public School, Dev Rakh, Naini, Prayagraj through its Principal on 02.08.2022, despite expiry of more than 14 months from the date of such letter, no proceedings have been done either at the level of respondent no.4 or the Board.

¶5This writ petition has been filed seeking direction upon respondents to carry out necessary corrections with further direction for the respondent no.3-Central Board of Secondary Education (Regional Office), 35B Civil Station, MG Marg, Civil Lines, Prayagraj to decide the representation dated 02.07.2022.

¶6In absence of instructions having been furnished by the Board, the writ petition cannot be kept pending indefinitely.

¶7The Board shall issue a letter to the respondent no.4 on or before 10.11.2023 calling for necessary documents and referring to this order.

¶8The writ petition is disposed off with the direction to the respondent no.3.-Central Board of Secondary Education (Regional Office), 35B Civil Station, MG Marg, Civil Lines, Prayagraj to decide the petitioner's representation dated 02.07.2022 before

31.12.2023.

¶9The respondent no.3 shall pass an order after hearing the petitioner. Order Date :- 16.10.2023 Jyotsana High Court of Judicature at Allahabad