Bombay High Court Allows Students to Appear for CBSE Exams Despite Age Discrepancy in Birth Certificate — Rule of Substantial Compliance Applied to Examination Bye-Laws. The court held that the CBSE Bye-Laws requiring consistency in date of birth are directory, and students with valid birth certificates who have completed the course cannot be denied examination entry....
The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by students who were denied permission to appear for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X and XII examinations due to a discrepancy in...




