Lallu Napit vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 27 June, 2018
In the considered opined of this court in the service record there is
no alteration/ over writing in the relevant column relating to the date of
birth of the petitioner. In the service record itself petitioner has put his
signature/ thumb impression which shows that he was duly aware about
the date of birth recorded in the service record. As per clause 84 of the
Madhya Pradesh Financial Code, the date of birth can be altered on
limited grounds. In the event of any clerical error/ over-writing in the
date of birth, correction can be ordered. In the present case, there is no
such ground available to the petitioner. Petitioner cannot be permitted to
seek alteration of date of birth in the December of his career. The Apex
Court in Union of India Vs. Harnam Singh(AIR-1993 SC 1367 )
opined that date of birth cannot be directed to be corrected at the fag end
of career of an employee even if a strong evidence is available in favour
of the employee.