Name on SSLC certificate valid unless changed via gazette, says Kerala State Human Rights Commission
The Kerala State Human Rights Commission ruled that names on school certificates are valid for official purposes unless changed via a gazette notification. This decision arose from a case involving a former employee whose pension documents were delayed due to a name discrepancy. The Commission instructed the cooperative society to expedite the submission of the pension documents and report back within a month.
- ▪The Kerala State Human Rights Commission ruled that names on school certificates are valid unless changed through a gazette notification.
- ▪The ruling was made during a case involving a former employee of the Pala Marketing Cooperative Society.
- ▪The Commission directed the cooperative society to submit the pension documents without delay and report back within one month.
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In a significant ruling, the Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has held that the name recorded in school certificates will be treated as the valid name for official purposes unless it is formally changed through a gazette notification.The observation was made by judicial member K. Baijunath while considering a petition filed by a former woman employee of the Pala Marketing Cooperative Society, who retired in 2022 after 29 years of service.During the hearing, the society secretary informed the Commission that there had been a delay in forwarding the complainant’s pension documents to the Pension Board due to a discrepancy between the name recorded in the service book and that in the SSLC certificate.
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