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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
SUDEEPTI SHARMA
Mohinder Singh Malik – Appellant
Versus
State Of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sudeepti Sharma, J.
The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant/plaintiff against the judgment and decree dated 08.12.1998 passed by learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Sonepat (hereinafter referred to as 'trial Court'), whereby his suit was dismissed as well as the judgment and decree dated 13.03.2001 passed by learned Additional District Judge, Sonepat (hereinafter referred to as 'First Appellate Court'), whereby the appeal filed against the aforesaid judgment and decree dated 08.12.1998, was also dismissed.2. The facts in brief are that the appellant/plaintiff was an employee of Haryana State. In the service record of the appellant/plaintiff, his date of birth was entered as 10.11.1946, which is based on his matriculation certificate. As per pleadings, in the record maintained by Chief Medical Officer (for short, CMO), Rohtak, the name of the appellant/plaintiff was wrongly entered by the concerned Chowkidar as Joginder Singh son of Dhan Singh son of Amin Lal, resident of Pipli Khera, Tehsil and District Sonepat, in place of Mohinder Singh Malik, which was the correct name of the appellant/plaintiff. Appellant/plaintiff moved an application before the Dist
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.
Applications for correction of date of birth in service records must be timely; delay can invalidate claims, even with evidence.
The court affirmed that applications for correction of date of birth must be made within two years of service entry, and delays undermine service integrity and affect junior employees' promotions.
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