IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present:

THE HON’BLE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE SUJOY PAUL

&

THE HON’BLE JUSTICE PARTHA SARATHI SEN

MAT 10 of 2020

Swapan Kumar Roy

vs.

The State of West Bengal and another

Appearance:

For the Appellant : Mr. Md. Sarwar Jahan, Adv.

Ms. KarunamoyeeSamanta, Adv.

Ms. Tapati Sarkar, Adv.

Mr. Asif Mehdi, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Nilotpal Chatterjee, Adv.

Mr. Suddhadev Adak, Adv.

Heard On : 03.12.2025 Judgment On : 03.12.2025

JUDGMENT (ORAL)

Per, Sujoy Paul, A.C.J.:

1.This petition takes exception to the order of learned Single Judge

dated 17.12.2019 passed in W.P. 18900(W) of 2019 whereby

prayer of the present appellant seeking alteration of date of birth in the service record is rejected.

2.The petitioner/appellant was appointed on 08.06.1978. He was due to retire in November, 2019. On 03.09.2019, he preferred an application seeking alteration of date of birth in the service record. It is submitted that as per the document available with the appellant, his date of birth should be 15.11.1961 whereas in the service record it is erroneously recorded as 15.11.1959. Learned Single Judge rejected the said application on certain grounds. Learned co