Summary: Shabir Harun Ali Mulla wanted to fix his name on his SSC records. The court ruled in his favor, allowing the correction even though the education board disagreed.
Shabir Harun Ali Mulla, from Vadgaon, Satara, had a problem. His SSC certificate had his name wrong as "Mulla Shabiralli Arunalli." This mistake was discovered when he was getting ready to retire from his job with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He needed his correct name on the documents to avoid problems with his retirement benefits.
The mistake started at Jayram Swami Vidya Mandir, where a clerical error was made in the school's General Register. This mistake then showed up in Shabir's SSC records. When Shabir found out, he went to the school and the Education Officer in Satara to get it fixed. The Education Officer agreed it was a mistake and suggested a correction.
Even with the recommendation, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, represented by Ms. Tavade, opposed the correction. They referred to rules saying that changes couldn't be made once a student had left school, except for obvious mistakes.
"No application for alteration...is permissible after the student has left secondary school, except correction in the nature of 'obvious mistakes'." - Court Reference
The court, led by Judges R. G. Avachat and Ajit B. Kadethankar, decided in Shabir's favor on January 27, 2026. They considered the name error as an "obvious mistake," allowing the correction. This decision matched previous rulings that allowed such changes even after a student had left school.
Shabir's lawyer, Mr. Chinmay Deshpande, was given permission to collect the corrected documents for him, as Shabir is currently working in a Naxalite area. Shabir will need to submit his original documents and pay a correction fee, due to the delay in fixing the error.
The court ruled that the mistake on Shabir's SSC certificate was an obvious error and allowed the correction, despite the education board's objections.
