Loss of Certificates (25 VI 2 v6)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through Government Examinations / Educational Officers and the Directorate of Government Examinations, published the Loss of Certificates notifications, including Notification No. VI(2)/100/2015, in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated June 24, 2015. The notifications identify original educational certificates reported lost beyond recovery, provide for duplicate certificates to be issued, and declare that any recovered originals must be treated as invalid and sent to the appropriate examination or education authority for cancellation.
What the notifications do
The Loss of Certificates notifications were published by the Government of Tamil Nadu under Government Examinations / Educational Officers in Part VI, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated June 24, 2015. The material includes Notification No. VI(2)/100/2015 and lists pupils whose original educational certificates were reported lost beyond recovery.
The notifications cover:
- Higher Secondary Certificates.
- Matriculation Certificates.
- Diploma Certificates.
- School Certificates.
- Certificate holders from numerous educational districts and matriculation schools.
- Registration numbers, examination months and years, certificate categories and, for some entries, school names.
Effect on certificate holders
The Directorate of Government Examinations states that necessary steps are being taken to issue duplicate certificates to the listed pupils. A person whose name and certificate details appear in the published lists may therefore be affected by the duplicate certificate process.
The publication does not itself reproduce a duplicate certificate or explain how an individual must apply. It records that the original has been reported lost beyond recovery and that action is being taken to issue a duplicate.
Effect of finding an original certificate
An original certificate covered by the Loss of Certificates notifications must be treated as invalid if it is later found. The finder should send it for cancellation to the appropriate authority, depending on the certificate concerned:
- The Secretary, Board of Higher Secondary Examination.
- The Directorate of Government Examinations, Chennai-6.
- The Director of Technical Education, Chennai-25.
- The relevant Inspector or Inspectress of Matriculation and Anglo-Indian Schools.
The listed original should not be relied on merely because it has been recovered after the loss notification.
Relevance to property matters
The Loss of Certificates notifications concern educational records, not land ownership, planning, registration, revenue records or property transfers. A property buyer, owner or professional would generally not need the publication for a property transaction unless an educational certificate listed in it is being used separately as supporting personal documentation.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect ownership of land or a property transaction?
No land or property rights are addressed in the source text. The notifications deal only with educational certificates reported lost beyond recovery.
Can a listed student receive a duplicate certificate?
The Directorate of Government Examinations states that necessary steps are being taken to issue duplicate certificates to the listed pupils.
Is an original certificate valid if it is found after being reported lost?
No. The notification says a recovered original must be treated as invalid and sent to the appropriate examination or education authority for cancellation.
Where should a recovered original certificate be sent?
It should be sent, as applicable, to the Secretary, Board of Higher Secondary Examination, the Directorate of Government Examinations, Chennai-6, the Director of Technical Education, Chennai-25, or the relevant Inspector or Inspectress of Matriculation and Anglo-Indian Schools.
