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SANJAY DWIVEDI
Rajdev Mishra – Appellant
Versus
State of M. P. – Respondent
ORDER
1. By the instant petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner is assailing the order dated 3.2.2021 (Annexure-P/2) whereby the petitioner is shown to be retired on attaining the age of 62 years; the said order also contains the date of birth of the employees retiring within a period of 24 months.
2. In the order dated 3.2.2021, name of the petitioner is shown at Sr.No.33 and his date of birth is shown as 1.5.1962, which has been taken from the date of birth recorded in service book.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the mark-sheets of 5th and 10th class and also in his Aadhar Card and PAN Card, the correct date of birth is shown as 15.08.1962. As per the petitioner, on 25.10.2022, he represented the matter to the Superintendent of Police, Shahdol; his representation is available on record as Annexure-P/3. Thereafter, is case was recommended by the Superintendent of Police to the Finance Officer, Police Headquarters, Bhopal. The Finance Officer further returned the matter to the Superintendent of Police saying that the date of birth recorded in the service book cannot be changed unless there is an order of the Court because as
Requests for changing recorded dates of birth in government service records cannot be entertained at the fag end of service without compelling evidence and adherence to procedural regulations.
Requests for correction of recorded date of birth at the end of service are usually unsustainable due to delay and must meet strict procedural requirements.
If there is good evidence to establish that recorded date of birth is erroneous, correction cannot be claimed as a matter of right.
Applications for alteration of date of birth after five years should not be entertained, especially at the fag end of the service career, as per the notification and legal precedents.
Timeliness and procedural compliance are critical for corrections in service records related to date of birth under applicable regulations.
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