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W.Helan Gita Kumari v. The Additional Chief Secretary to the Government/

Madras HC2 Jun 2026WA/1078/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Date of birth alteration in service records refused; Birth Certificate issued by Sub-Registrar, Sulur on 03.09.2024 on applicant's own application held insufficient basis for correction; recorded DOB 07.07.1965 vs claimed 24.04.1966; TNPSC incompetent authority; Department of Employment and Training; Government Industrial Training Institute, Coimbatore; writ appeal under Clause 15 Letters Patent dismissed by Madras High Court; no costs.

What did the court decide?

The Birth Certificate issued by the Sub-Registrar, Sulur on 03.09.2024 was based on the appellant's own application, and it is not made clear whether the Sub-Registrar verified the original Birth Register or relevant records; such a certificate cannot be the basis for altering the appellant's Date of Birth in his service records. ¶34

W.Helan Gita Kumari Vs The Additional Chief Secretary to the Government/ — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed

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Issue for consideration

Whether the appellant is entitled to alteration of his Date of Birth in service records based solely on the Birth Certificate dated 03.09.2024 issued by the Sub-Registrar, Sulur, claiming 24.04.1966 against the recorded 07.07.1965. +1 more

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Court's answer

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Ratio / Principle

It is not in dispute that the appellant's Date of Birth has been entered as 07.07.1965 all along from his school education; his claim to 24.04.1966 rests merely on the certificate issued on 03.09.2024 and cannot be the basis for alteration by invoking the provisions of the Service Rules.

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Key takeaways

The appellant has not made out a case of alteration of Date of Birth; the writ Court approached the issues in a right perspective and no interference is called for.ratio¶34

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Coram: S.M. Subramaniam J. and N. Senthilkumar J.; judgment delivered by S.M. Subramaniam J.) dismisses WA No. 1078 of 2026, an intra-court appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent challenging the writ order dated 09.01.2026 in W.P.No.178 of 2026. The Court held that a Birth Certificate issued by the Sub-Registrar, Sulur on 03.09.2024 — obtained on the appellant's own application, with no clarity whether the original Birth Register or relevant records were verified — cannot be the basis for altering the Date of Birth in service records by invoking the provisions of the Service Rules. It is not in dispute that the appellant's Date of Birth has been entered as 07.07.1965 all along from school education, whereas the claim is to 24.04.1966 based merely on the 2024-issued certificate. The appellant was held not to have made out a case of alteration of Date of Birth; the writ Court was found to have approached the issues in the right perspective and no interference was called for. Appeal dismissed, no costs.

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WA No. 1078 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 02-06-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR

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WA No. 1078 of 2026

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W.Helan Gita Kumari D/o. L.William Durairaj,

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..Appellant(s)

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The Additional Chief Secretary to the Government/ The Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Department of Revenue Administration and Disaster Management, Chepauk,

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Chennai-600 005.

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The Director Department of Employment and Training, Alandur Road, Guindy,

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Chennai- 600 032.

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The Additional Commissioner Department of Revenue Administration, Chepauk, Chennai- 600 005.

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The Additional Director Department of Employment and Training, Alandur Road, Guindy, Chennai- 600 032

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The Regional Joint Director for Training Office of the Zonal Joint director of Training, Behind the Government Industrial Training Institute for women, G.N.Mills Post, Coimbatore-29.

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WA No. 1078 of 2026

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The Principal Government Industrial Training Institute, 24, Veerapandi village, Thekkalur Pirivu, Anaikatti, Coimbatore- 641 108.

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..Respondent(s)

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Writ appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order passed by this Court in WP.No.178 of 2026 dated 09-01-2026.

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For Appellant(s): Mr.S.Shanmugasundaram for Mr.R.Muruga Bharathi For Respondent(s): Dr.R.Gowri Government Counsel

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JUDGMENT

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(Judgment of the Court was delivered by S.M.Subramaniam J.)

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The present intra-court appeal has been instituted challenging the writ

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order dated 09.01.2026 passed in W.P.No.178 of 2026.

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The writ petitioner is the appellant. The appellant joined the Government Service on 22.01.2010. He made an application to Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission [TNPSC] seeking alteration of his Date of Birth on 12.03.2012. The said application was rejected by TNPSC on the ground that they are incompetent authority. Thus, the petitioner again submitted an application before the second respondent on 15.09.2012. The said application was also rejected, which resulted in filing of the writ petition.

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WA No. 1078 of 2026

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The learned counsel for the appellant would mainly contend that the appellant enclosed a copy of the Birth Certificate issued by the Sub-Registrar, Sulur. A perusal of the Birth Certificate would show that the appellant submitted an application seeking Birth Certificate in the year 2024 and it was issued on 03.09.2024 by the Sub-Registrar, Sulur. It is not made clear whether the Sub-Registrar has verified any of the original Birth Register or relevant records for issuance of such certificate. Based on the application submitted by the appellant, the Birth Certificate appears to have been issued, which cannot be the basis for altering the Date of Birth of the appellant in his service records. It is not in dispute that all along right from his school education, the Date of Birth of the appellant has been entered as 07.07.1965. Now he is claiming his Date of Birth as 24.04.1966 merely based on the Birth Certificate issued by the Sub-Registrar on 03.09.2024, which cannot be the basis for altering the Date of Birth by invoking the provisions of the Service Rules. Therefore, the appellant has not made out a case of alteration of Date of Birth and the writ Court has approached the issues in a right perspective and no interference is called for.

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Accordingly, the writ appeal stands dismissed. No costs.

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(S.M.S.,J.) (N.S.,J.) 02-06-2026

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Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No

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WA No. 1078 of 2026

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The Additional Chief Secretary to the Government/ The Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Department of Revenue Administration and Disaster Management, CHepauk, Chennai-600 005.

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The Director Department of Employment and Tranining, Alandur Road, Guindy, Chennai- 600 032.

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The Additional Commissioner Department of Revenue Administration, chepauk,

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Chennai- 600 005.

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The Additional Director Department of Employment and Tranining, Alandur Road, Guindy, Chennai- 600 032

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The Regional Joint Director for Training Office of the Zonal Joint director of Training, Behind the Government Industrial Training Institute for women, G.N.Mills Post, Coimbatore-29.

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