KANPUR: A class 8 boy sought leave from school, citing his own death in the application, which was shockingly approved by the principal without even giving it a read.Later, it came to fore that the boy, student of a private school in Kanpur's GT Road, inadvertently mentioned his own death, instead of his grandmother. While the boy skipped class to attend his grandma's funeral, the hilarious leave application went viral on social media.School sources confirmed his leave had indeed been sanctioned by the principal and it was an oversight. A school teacher, who shared the content of the letter, told TOI, the student of class 8 in his leave application stated - Respected principal, I wish to say that today (August 20) at around 10 am, the applicant has passed away. So I request you to kindly grant me half-day leave. I shall be grateful to you for this favour. Thank you.And the principal without going through the content wrote - Granted - and affixed his signature in red ink.The gaffe soon became the talk of the town after a school insider leaked the leave application and shared it on social media, triggering a flurry of comments, both humorous and caustic. Many expressed anger at the school principal's irresponsibility and demanded his sacking.