Loss of Certificates (25 VI 2 v5)
The Government Examinations and Educational Officers issued Notification No. VI(2)/157/2014 and Notification No. VI(2)/158/2014 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated July 2, 2014. The notifications identify educational certificates reported lost beyond recovery, record that steps are being taken to issue duplicates, and declare that any listed original later found must be treated as invalid and sent to the appropriate education authority for cancellation.
What the notifications do
Notification No. VI(2)/157/2014 and Notification No. VI(2)/158/2014 were published by the Government Examinations and Educational Officers in Part VI, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated July 2, 2014. They provide public notice that the original educational certificates listed in the notifications have been reported lost beyond recovery.
The publication states that necessary steps are being taken to issue duplicate certificates. If anyone later finds one of the listed originals, it must be treated as invalid and sent to the relevant education authority for cancellation.
Certificates and people covered
The published lists identify former pupils by name and provide details such as registration number, examination month and year, certificate type, educational district or examination category, and the related official reference.
Key coverage includes:
- Notification No. VI(2)/157/2014 lists Higher Secondary certificates for named pupils from several educational districts and categories across Tamil Nadu.
- Notification No. VI(2)/158/2014 lists Secondary School Leaving Certificate records for named pupils from locations and categories including Salem, Coimbatore, Nagai, Gopi, Trichy, Kallakurichi and Tindivanam.
- Some pupils have more than one registration number or examination entry listed.
- The entries under Notification No. VI(2)/157/2014 carry the reference date June 11, 2014.
- The entries under Notification No. VI(2)/158/2014 carry the reference date June 3, 2014.
What to do if an original is found
A person who finds a certificate identified in the published lists should not accept or use it as valid. The notification directs that it be sent, as applicable, to the Secretary of the Board of Higher Secondary Examination, the Directorate of Government Examinations at Chennai 600006, the Director of Technical Education at Chennai 600025, or the relevant Inspector or Inspectress of Matriculation and Anglo-Indian Schools for cancellation.
Relevance to property matters
The Government Examinations and Educational Officers notifications concern lost school and examination certificates. The supplied text does not change land ownership, registration, planning permission, land use, property tax or any other property right.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect my land or property purchase?
No property effect is stated. The notifications deal only with educational certificates reported lost and the issue of duplicate certificates.
Is a listed original certificate still valid if someone finds it?
No. The publication says that a listed original found later must be treated as invalid and sent to the appropriate education authority for cancellation.
Will duplicate certificates be issued to the listed pupils?
The publication states that necessary steps are being taken to issue duplicate certificates.
How can I check whether a particular certificate is covered?
Check the published name, registration number, examination month and year, certificate type, and educational district or category against the certificate concerned.
