Madras High Court
WP(MD)/32437/2026 of Ramamoorthi Vs The Director of Government Examinations on 13 November 2026
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 13-11-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI
WP(MD) No. 32437 of 2026
CNR:{HCMD011629232026}
Ramamoorthi
Plot No. 162,
10th Cross Street,
3rd Main Road,
Asiriyar Colony,
Ariyakulam,
Tirunelveli - 627011
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Director of Government Examinations Directorate Of Government Examinations (DGE), DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600006Chennai
2. The Chief Educational Officer (CEO)
Tirunelveli District,
Tirunelveli
3. The District Educational Officer (Secondary)
Tirunelveli District,
Tirunelveli
4. The District Educational Officer (Private Schools)
Palayamkottai,
Tirunelveli District
5. The Principal
Rose Matriculation Higher Secondary School, VM Chatram, Tirunelveli – 627011.
6.The Assistant Director of Government Examination, Assistant Director Office, No.63, Swami Nellaiyappar Nedunchalai, Government Higher Secondary School Campus, Tirunelveli – 627003.
(R6 is suo motu impleaded
vide Court order dated 13.11.2026)
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER: Writ Petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this court to issue a Writ of MANDAMUS, directing the respondents to correct the petitioners daughters details in the student declaration form as per the Government Records such as Birth Certificate and Aadhaar Card of the petitioners daughter.
For Petitioner(s)
:M/s G.Sivakumar
For Respondent(s)
:Mr.J.Saranya- for R1 to R4
Government Advocate
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ORDER
This Writ Petition is filed seeking to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to correct the petitioner’s daughter’s details in the Student Declaration Form as per the Government Records such as Birth Certificate and Aadhaar Card of the petitioner’s daughter.
2. Considering the limited scope of the relief sought for, this Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself and notice to the 5th respondent is dispensed with.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner’s daughter namely Tiruvidaiazhaku, is currently pursuing S.S.L.C. in Section ‘A’ in the 5th Respondent School. Her SSLC Board examinations are scheduled from the month of March - April in the current academic year. The first respondent had laid down strict, mandatory procedures for SSLC Nominal Roll preparation, as detailed in proceedings dated 22-9-2026. The first respondent mandates that School Headmasters must download the Declaration Form, provide it to all students appearing for the public examination, fill it out and obtain the signature of the parent / guardian for concurrence. The guidelines explicitly dictate that only after verifying the student's details against the signed Declaration Form and the base records, more particularly the Birth Certificate and Aadhaar, should fill up the final Nominal Roll and thereafter upload the same to the EMIS portal.
4. He further submitted that the 5th respondent, through an official communication in the School WhatsApp group, had specifically directed the parents to appear at the school premises on 03.11.2026 between 9:30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m., for the ostensible purpose of verifying the details in the Declaration Form and signing it for concurrence. However, in a blatant violation of the first respondent's mandatory procedures, the fifth respondent school had already arbitrarily generated, uploaded and finalized the nominal roll prior to the scheduled verification window and without obtaining the petitioner’s signature for concurrence. In the said exercise, the 5th respondent had erroneously locked the portal with the wrong particulars. The same need to be corrected immediately for the sake of the child's future well-being. In this regard, the petitioner had made a representation. The same is not considered, hence this petition.
5. The learned Government Advocate submitted that it is all the fault of the 5th respondent school. However, it is possible to get it corrected by making a suitable application before the Assistant Director of Government Examination, Tirunelveli.
6. In view of the above submission, the Assistant Director of Government Examination, Assistant Director Office, No.63, Swami Nellaiyappar Nedunchalai, Government Higher Secondary school Campus, Tirunelveli – 627003, is suo motu impleaded as sixth respondent. Registry is directed to carry out necessary amendment in the cause title.
7. The petitioner is directed to make a fresh application to the 6th respondent. On receipt of the same, the 6th respondent is directed to take necessary steps to effect necessary corrections in the information which has been erroneously uploaded by the 5th respondent, with respect to the petitioner's daughter, namely Tiruvidaiazhaku, who is a student in Class 10, Section ‘A’ at the 5th respondent School, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that the sixth respondent should get the concurrence from the petitioner before uploading the necessary corrections in the petitioner's daughter's details. It is also made clear that the petitioner should be promptly present before the 6th respondent for the said exercise.
8. With the above directions, this Writ Petition is allowed. No costs. 13-11-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No Note : Issue order copy on 13.11.2026 pnn
L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J. pnn To
1. The Director of Government Examinations Directorate Of Government Examinations (DGE) DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600006Chennai
2. The Chief Educational Officer (CEO), Tirunelveli District Tirunelveli
3. The District Educational Officer (Secondary) Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli
4. The District Educational Officer (Private Schools) Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District
5. The Principal, Rose Matriculation Higher Secondary School VM Chatram, Tirunelveli - 627011
13-11-2026