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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
Sankarappa – Appellant
Versus
APSPDCL Chairman MD Tirupati – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The present writ petition is instituted, seeking a declaration that the order passed by the 3rd respondent in Memo No.DEE/O/HUP/Admin./JAO2573/2016, dated 19.08.2016, refusing to change the date of birth of the petitioner at the verge of his retirement as illegal, arbitrary, and for direction to grant all the consequential benefits.
2. Heard Sri B. Abhay Siddhant Mootha, learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as Sri P.Venkata Rama Rao, learned Standing Counsel for APSPDCL, appearing for the respondents 1 to 3.
Brief case of the petitioner:-
3. The petitioner was initially appointed as Helper on 25.08.1986 in Rural Electric Co-operative Society, Kadiri, in the erstwhile Ananthapuram District. Thereafter, on 08.11.1986, the petitioner joined the service of the A.P. State Electricity Board, presently known as A.P. Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, as a Watchman by following due procedure. It is claimed by the petitioner that he is illiterate and was asked to go for a medical examination. Accordingly, he was examined by the Doctor on 10.11.1986 and the said Doctor issued a Physical Fitness Certificate, wherein, according to the petitioner’s statement, his age was
Claims for changes in recorded dates of birth must be raised timely; late disputes reflect intention to gain undue benefits and are generally viewed skeptically by courts.
Correction of date of birth can only be permitted in exceptional cases with irrefutable proof, and applications can be rejected on the ground of delay and laches, especially when made at the fag end ....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that requests for correction of date of birth at the fag end of a career must be supported by irrefutable proof and evidence of real injustice, and....
Requests for correction of date of birth in service records made at the end of service are not sustainable unless made within prescribed time limits and with clear evidence of error.
Any attempt to correct the date of birth in the fag-end of service is not permissible and contends that for three Decades, the petitioner has not raised any dispute with regard to his date of birth a....
Service Law – Retirement - Correction of date of birth - Deprecating any attempt to change date of birth by an employee at the fag-end of his service - Such change or correction is permissible only u....
An employee's request to change the recorded date of birth after a lengthy tenure must be supported by compelling evidence, especially when it affects retirement benefits and official records.
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