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.
5 Jan 2017The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by students who were denied permission to appear for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Cl...




