Loss of Certificates, Notification No. VI(2)/394/2011
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through Government Examinations and Educational Officers, issued Notification No. VI(2)/394/2011, dated June 29, 2011, and published it in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on July 13, 2011. It reports specified original school examination certificates as lost beyond recovery, provides for duplicate certificates to be issued, and declares that any listed original later found must be treated as invalid and sent to the appropriate authority for cancellation.
What the notification does
Notification No. VI(2)/394/2011, dated June 29, 2011, was issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu through Government Examinations and Educational Officers. It records that the original certificates belonging to the listed pupils were reported lost beyond recovery and that steps were being taken to issue duplicates.
The notification mainly lists Secondary School Leaving Certificate records. For each listed person, it provides details such as the name, registration number, examination month and year, certificate type, and educational district or category.
Effect on the listed certificates
Notification No. VI(2)/394/2011 gives the following instructions:
- The original certificates identified in the list are treated as lost beyond recovery.
- Necessary steps are being taken to issue duplicate certificates.
- If anyone later finds one of the listed originals, it must be treated as invalid.
- A found original must be sent to the relevant authority for cancellation.
- Depending on the certificate, the relevant authority may be the Secretary, Board of Higher Secondary Examination, the Directorate of Government Examinations, Chennai, the Director of Technical Education, Chennai, or the appropriate Inspector or Inspectress of Matriculation and Anglo-Indian Schools.
The published entries cover pupils associated with several educational districts and categories, including Chennai, Chennai Central, Chennai East, Chennai North, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Ponneri, Tirupatthur, Tiruvallur, Thiruvannamalai, Vellore, Arani and private candidates.
Who is affected
Notification No. VI(2)/394/2011 directly affects the pupils whose names and examination details appear in the Gazette list. It also affects anyone who finds or is presented with one of the listed original certificates, because that original must be treated as invalid and sent for cancellation.
Relevance to property matters
Notification No. VI(2)/394/2011 does not govern land, ownership, registration, planning, development or property transactions. A Tamil Nadu property buyer, owner or professional is not affected in a property capacity unless a person involved separately relies on one of the listed educational certificates for identification or qualification purposes.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect land ownership or a property purchase?
No. Notification No. VI(2)/394/2011 concerns lost educational certificates and the issue of duplicates, not land or property rights.
Can a listed original certificate be used if it is later found?
No. The notification states that a listed original found later must be treated as invalid and sent to the appropriate authority for cancellation.
Will the listed pupils receive replacement certificates?
The notification says necessary steps are being taken to issue duplicate certificates for the originals reported lost beyond recovery.
Where should a found original certificate be sent?
It should be sent for cancellation to the relevant authority identified in the notification, such as the Secretary, Board of Higher Secondary Examination, the Directorate of Government Examinations, the Director of Technical Education, or the appropriate Inspector or Inspectress of Matriculation and Anglo-Indian Schools.
