The High Court of Chhattisgarh dismissed a writ petition filed by an employee seeking correction of his date of birth in the service record and retirement age. The court relied on established law that statutory service records cannot be altered late in an employee's career.
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NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR
WPS No. 6829 of 2009
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Versus
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For Petitioner : Shri Govind Ram Miri, Advocate with Shri Basant Kaiwartya, Advocate For Respondents-SECL : Shri SK Bajpai, Advocate
Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
Order On Board
10/04/2017
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date of birth recorded therein has to be preferred over all other documents. He would submit that an employee is not entitled to raise dispute concerning his date of birth at the fag end of service. He would refer to the law laid down by the Division Bench of this Court in the matter of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. and others Vs. Sampat Kumar Chauhan1 .
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Judge Prashant Kumar Mishra
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1 WA No.399 of 2014 decided on 27.02.2015
2 issues framed by the court
whether a correction can be made in the date of birth recorded in the statutory 'B' Form at the fag end of service.
whether a writ petition seeking correction of date of birth can be allowed when raised decades after joining service.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. and others Vs. Sampat Kumar ChauhanReferred¶19
South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. and others Vs. Sampat Kumar Chauhan
WA No.399 of 2014Referred¶27
WA No.399 of 2014
Tulsi Yadav
SECL
Prashant Kumar Mishra
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