IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5860 of 2008 SMT.KRISHNA DEVI Versus THE UNION OF INDIA & ORS ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. A.K. Gupta Mr. S.K.Mishra For the respondents : Mr. Rabindra Kumar Priyadarshi --- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice And Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal --- Dated, the 12th September, 2008 After being in service for three years and three decades, somewhere in the year 2005, the petitioner applied for correction of her date of birth in the service record. The application was rejected by the concerned authority on the ground that the said application could have been entertained only within five years from entering into the service. 2. The counsel for the petitioner submits that there has been interpolation in the service record and there was also an inquiry report to that effect but these aspects were ignored by the concerned authority. 3. We are afraid, the allegation of interpolation in the service record has been negatived by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench, Patna by observing thus: “A bare look of the service record discloses that 2 there is no interpolation in service record as regards date of birth written in figure as 14.4.1946. Of course, the date of birth in words have been added within bracket below the figure 14.4.1946. The respondents have explained the same in their rejoinder reply dated 28.11.2006. The internal audit party, Government of India, Ministry of Labour had suggested that the date of birth should be written in words also. It was for this reason that the words „Fourteenth April nineteen hundred forty six‟ were added below the figure 14.4.1946. I have carefully perused the service record. There is absolutely no interpolation regarding date of birth. The date of birth ‟18.12.1949‟ as suggested finds no mention at any place in the service record. It appears that the applicant at the fag end of her career obtained a School Leaving Certificate reflecting her date of birth as 18.12.1949. On this basis, in the first instance, she made a representation to Chief Commissioner of Labour for change of date of birth. Once it was rejected, she has filed the instant application. On a careful consideration I find no force in the allegation that there was interpolation in the service record. The applicant‟s date of birth is clearly mentioned as 14.4.1946. The legal position is also clear. The date of birth as recorded at the time of entry into service cannot be changed on the basis of document like School Leaving Certificate, etc. particularly at the fag end of career.” 4. The application filed by the petitioner seeking review of this order has also been rejected. 5. In our considered view, the tribunal has considered the matter in right perspective. 6. Dismissal of the original application and the review application by the tribunal cannot be faulted. 7. Writ petition is dismissed in limine. R. M. Lodha, CJ. Kishore K. Mandal, J. Neyaz/ 3