IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 25TH MAGHA 1929 OP.No. 2467 of 2000(R) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- C.P.AMMINI, W/O. K.K.THOMAS AGED 55 YEARS, (HEAD MISTRES (RETIRED), GMLP. SCHOOL, KAIPAMANGALAM, TRICHUR DISTRICT, RESIDING AT KARIYATHU HOUSE, VALAPAD P.O. TRICHUR DISTRICT, PIN 680 567. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.RAJENDRAN NAIR SRI.M.R.SUDHEENDRAN RESPONDENT: ---------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SC FOR KSRTC GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.SANDESH RAJA THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/02/200 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. NO.2467/2000 ORDER ON CMP. 4027/2000 IN OP. NO.2467/2000 DISMISSED 14.02.2008 SD/- P.N.RAVINDRAN , JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE G.O.(RT) NO.1878/92/GEN. EDN DT. 23.5.92 ISSEUD BY THE RESPONDENT. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 2.6.92 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR GOVERNMENT EXAMINATION, POOJAPPURA, TRIVANDRUM. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.B4-8166/92/K.DIS DT. 28.8.92, FROM THE JOINT COMMISSIONER FOR GOVERNMENT EXAMINATION TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER G.O.(RT) NO.365/97/G.EDN. DT. 3.2.97 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EX.TP5:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.R.DIS B4/3297/97/EX. DT. 9.10.97 ISSUED BY THE JOIJT COMMISSIONER FOR GOVERNMENT EXAMINATION. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 1.11.97 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER'S TO THE RESPONDENT. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 27.3.98 IN OP. 6045/98 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.693/B3/98/G. DT. 19.3.98 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P9:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 21.7.1999 IN WA. 730/98 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P10:- COPY OF THE ORDER DT. G.O.(RT) NO.5490/99/GE. 20.12.99 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss P.N.Ravindran, J. ============= O.P.No.2467 of 2000 =============== Dated this the 14th day of February, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner has in this original petition challenged Ext.P10 order dated 20.12.1999 rejecting her request for correction of her date of birth in the service records. It is not in dispute that the application was not made within the time limit stipulated in G.O.(P)No.45/91/P&ARD dated 30.12.1991. In the said government order, it was inter alia ordered that applications for correction of date of birth in the service records shall be made by government servants within 5 years of their entry in service. It was also ordered that in the case of those who have already crossed the said limit of five years, one year time from the date of the order shall be allowed, provided they apply beyond the two year period preceding retirement, reckoned with reference to the date of birth as entered in the service book. The petitioner did not admittedly apply for the correction of the date of birth in OP 2467/00 -: 2 :- the service records within the stipulated time. It is however true that she was able to get the school records corrected well within the stipulated time. But that by itself will not entitle the petitioner to get the date of birth corrected in the service records. The validity of the aforesaid government order has been upheld by a Division Bench of this Court in Karthiyani v. Government of Kerala 2000(3) K.L.T. 643. In the light of the authoritative pronouncement of this court, as the petitioner did not admittedly apply within the time limit stipulated in the said government order, there is no merit in the challenge to Ext.P10. For the reasons stated above, I hold that there is no merit in this original petition and that it is liable to be dismissed. I do so. No costs. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ess 14/2