THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION vs IMRAN ALI KHAN — C.A. No. 3572/2019

Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010102772019

Filing Date

15-Mar-2019

Registration No

C.A. No. 3572/2019

Diary Number

10277/2019

Order Date

03-Jun-2021

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Last updated 19-Mar-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.IMRAN ALI KHAN

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-Apr-2019

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  3. 15-Mar-2019

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 3572/2019

  4. 10-Sep-2013

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  5. 18-Jul-2013

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  6. 14-Jan-2013

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  7. 10-Dec-2012

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  8. 02-May-2011

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  9. [ 2021 INSC 303 ]

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Common Record of Proceedings — heard with connected matters

Lead case: C.A. No. 3905/2011

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Summary: CA No. 003572 / 2019 (CBSE v. Imran Ali Khan) The Supreme Court held that CBSE examination byelaws, while not strictly statutory, have the force of law and must be examined against constitutional protections. The Court rejected CBSE's rigid restrictions on correcting/changing candidate and parent names in certificates issued post-result, ruling these provisions excessively restrictive and violative of Article 19 rights to identity. The Court directed CBSE to permit corrections to make certificates consistent with school records and allow changes based on public documents (birth certificates, Aadhaar, etc.) or court orders, subject to reasonable conditions like sworn affidavits, indemnification, gazette publication, and prescribed fees. The Court maintained that limitations on such corrections must be reasonable and proportionate, not absolute bans, and that students have fundamental rights to control their identity documentation even after exam results are published. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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