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school records, then the authorities have power to correct the same as per the Secondary School Code.

6. It is desirable to quote Rule 26.3 and 26.4 of the Secondary School Code, 2002 and it is also necessary to consider relevant portion of Annexure 25 which reads as under:-

26.3. No alteration in the date of birth or other entries in the General Register, including correction of spelling shall be allowed without the previous permission of the appropriate authority. No such alteration in the figure of Date of Birth shall, however be allowed even with such permission after the students has left secondary school. This shall not however preclude corrections of obvious mistakes, this is the date of a particular month which does not exist in the calendar. Before giving sanction to correct spelling or the obvious mistake in figures, the same shall be verified with the original evidence, if any, produced at the time of making the relevant entry. When such an alteration is made on the strength of the written order of the said authority an entry to that effect shall be made in the remarks column of the General Register by writing the number and date of the order of the said authority. The written order shall be preserved as permanent record.