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SANJAYA KUMAR MISHRA, ANANDA SEN
Bimlesh Kumar Singh, S/o Yugal Kishore Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
ORDER :
(Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, J.)
1. By filing this Letters Patent Appeal, the petitioner in W.P.(S) No.2296 of 2012, has assailed the order passed by learned Single Judge on 11.08.2022, dismissing his writ petition.
2. Petitioner had filed the writ petition for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus upon the respondents, in particular, respondent No.5, i.e., Senior Superintendent of Police-cum-Chairman of Police, Driver Appointment Committee, Office at Kutchery Chowk, PO GPO, PS Kotwali, District Ranchi to appoint the petitioner in the post of Driver in Jharkhand Police pursuant to advertisement issued by the respondents being Advertisement No.01 of 2009, wherein petitioner has been selected in the above concerned post in the result published by the respondents on 20.02.2012, in which petitioner’s name finds place at Sl. No.56, but respondents, allegedly, arbitrarily not mentioned the name of the petitioner in the final list published in Dainik Jagaran News Paper on 14.04.2012.
3. The facts of the case are not in dispute at this stage. The respondents issued the aforesaid notification on 10.10.2009 in various newspapers. At the time of issuance of advertisement, 50% of the post
The date of birth mentioned in the Secondary School Certificate shall prevail over all other documents, and the petitioner did not have any ulterior motive in the discrepancy.
The central legal point established in the judgment is that a typographical error in official documents should not hinder a candidate's appointment, and corrected certificates should be considered fo....
The court emphasized the importance of rectifying small errors in certificates that could significantly impact an individual's career and held that delay in resolving such issues should not prejudice....
Correction of date of birth in the service book can only be made within five years of entry into government service, and a genuine mistake must be established.
The court emphasized the importance of evidence and approval for any alterations made in official records, especially regarding personal details such as date of birth.
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