1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO.3021/2009 (Rambhajan Singh s/o Kaushal Singh .vs. W.C.L. ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders .......... CORAM : A.P. LAVANDE & P.D. KODE, JJ. DATED : JULY 24, 2009 Heard Mr. M.V. Bute, learned counsel for the petitioner. By this petition, the petitioner who is serving with the respondent has challenged the order dated 2.1.2005 passed by the respondent inter alia holding that age of the petitioner as on 19.7.2004 being 55 years his date of birth be recorded as 19.7.1949 in all the official records instead of 1.7.1944 as recorded earlier. The petitioner joined respondent as Electric Fitter in the year 1972. In the form submitted by the petitioner his date of birth was mentioned as 16.4.1953. According to the petitioner somewhere in the year 1994 respondent unilaterally changed his date of birth from 16.4.1953 to 1.7.1944 to which the petitioner took objection and the petitioner was referred to Age 2 Determination Committee. Thereafter by office order dated 2.1.2005 communicated to the petitioner on 3.1.2005 date of birth of the petitioner was fixed as 19.7.1949. The said order appears to have been passed pursuant to settlement between Management of respondent and representative of BKKMS, Nagpur Area. It is the grievance of the petitioner that the date of birth fixed by the respondent is absolutely incorrect and actual date of birth of the petitioner is 16.4.1953. The impugned order was passed on 2.1.2005 and communicated to the petitioner on 3.1.2005. There is absolutely no justification given by the petitioner to approach this Court on the eve of superannuation. The petitioner is guilty of gross unexplained delay and laches in approaching this Court. On this count alone, we are not inclined to interfere with the decision of the respondent. Writ petition stands dismissed accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE halwai