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RAVI NATH TILHARI, NYAPATHY VIJAY
G. Rambabu – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
RAVI NATH TILHARI, J :
Heard Sri K.R.K.V. Prasad, learned Counsel for the petitioner.
2. The petitioner entered in service in the year 1977. In the Service Register, his date of birth was mentioned as 15.02.1954. In the year 2013 he filed representation for correction of the date of birth in the Service Register as 15.02.1959. His representation was rejected on 26.02.2014. He filed OA No.381 of 2014 before Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, at Hyderabad (in short, the Tribunal).
3. The OA was dismissed by order dated 31.12.2014 against which the present petition has been filed.
4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the present is not a case for correction of date of birth but only the correction in the 'words' stating that in 'numerical' it was corrected as 15.02.1959.
5. We have considered the aforesaid submissions and perused the material on record.
6. The submission that the present is a case for correction, only in 'words' to represent the correct 'numerical' is misconceived. From perusal of the judgment of the Tribunal, it is evident that when the petitioner/applicant approached the 4th respondent-Senior Section Engineer (Permanent Way), South Central
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