Dismissed

Tanaji Keshav Bhosale v. the State of Maharashtra through Secretary School Education Dept. and Ors.

Bombay HC5 Jul 2022WP/2337/2020

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What is this about?

Petitioner requested correction of his date of birth in service record filed one year prior to retirement. High Court rejected the plea as too late, noting he was already superannuated and correction should have been made within five years of joining. Matter disposed of without costs.

What did the court decide?

No correction in date of birth permitted; writ petition dismissed without costs.

Tanaji Keshav Bhosale Vs the State of… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Bombay HC (2022)

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WP 2337 of 2020.doc

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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WRIT PETITION NO. 2337 OF 2020

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Tanaji Keshav Bhosale...Petitioner
vs.
The State of Maharashtra
Through Secretary School Education
Dept. and Ors. ...Respondents

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...Respondents

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Mr. Satyajeet Rajeshirke - Advocate for the Petitioner
Smt. P. J. Gavhane - AGP for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

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CORAM :S.V. GANGAPURWALA AND
S. M. MODAK, JJ.
DATE :05th JULY, 2022

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P. C. :-

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1. The Petitioner is retired from the service. Just before one year of his retirement, the Petitioner has made application for correction of date of birth in the service record.

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2. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that Petitioner got the

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knowledge of the wrong recording of the date of birth in the school record
only in the year 2013 as such thereafter filed documents evidencing that
the date of birth of the Petitioner is 25/02/1964 however wrongly the
date of birth has been recorded as 01/06/1962.

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3. Learned counsel submits that correction needs to be made.

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4. We have heard the learned AGP and learned counsel for the

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Digitally signed SEEMA by SEEMAKSHITIJ KSHITIJ YELKARDate: YELKAR 2022.07.08 12:55:12 +0530

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WP 2337 of 2020.doc

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Respondents.

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5. The Petitioner as on date is already superannuated. It is also fact that one year prior to his retirement, the Petitioner has made an application for correction of date of birth in the service record. It would be too late to consider the application of the Petitioner for correction of date of birth in the service record, even otherwise the application for correction

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of date of birth has to be made within five years from the date of joining
from the service.

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6. In light of above no relief can be granted to the Petitioner.

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7. Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs.

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[S. M. MODAK, J.] [S.V. GANGAPURWALA,J.]

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Tanaji Keshav Bhosale v. the State of Maharashtra through Secretary School Education Dept. and Ors.

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