A Delhi High Court has ruled that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) cannot retain records that contradict a person’s passport, warning that such discrepancies could create confusion regarding an individual’s identity for employment. The court noted that both the matriculation certificate and passport are regarded as “an unassailable and valid proof of date of birth”. The ruling came from the case of a woman who sought an amendment in her All India Secondary School Examination certificate based on her official birth certificate.
