Bhola Mahto v. Bokaro Steel Plant through Its Chairman Cum Managing Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Bhola Mahto v. Bokaro Steel Plant (Steel Authority of India Limited); W.P. (S) No. 2285 of 2022; High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi; decided 17-02-2024 by Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary. Keywords: correction of surname spelling in service record; 'Mahato' vs 'Mahto'; name rectification affidavit; publication in widely circulated local newspaper; personnel record correction directive; writ petition disposed; Bokaro Steel City; Jharkhand.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty to petitioner to file an affidavit affirming that 'Bhola Mahto' and 'Bhola Mahato' are one and the same person, publish it in a widely circulated local newspaper within six weeks and submit both to the respondents; respondents directed to change the petitioner's surname to 'Bhola Mahto' in the service record within three months of receipt of the representation.