IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN TUESDAY, THE 4TH OCTOBER 2011 / 12TH ASWINA 1933 WA.No. 469 of 2011() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.29750/2010 Dated 28/09/2010 .................... APPELLANT(S): PETITIONER ------------------------ SMT.K.E.AMMINI, AGED 47 YEARS, W/O.JAYARAM, R/AT.KANIKUDY HOUSE, ELAMPARA, NELLIKUZHY P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT PIN-686691, NOW WORKING AS NURSING ASSISTANT, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER, VARAPETTY, VARAPPETTY P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691. BY ADV. SRI.PEEYUS A.KOTTAM SRI.JEFF JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): / RESPONDENTS --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER (HEALTH), O/O.DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICE (HEALTH), PARK AVENUE, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN-682011. 3. MEDICAL OFFICER IN-CHARGE, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER, VARAPETTY, VARAPETTY P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM, PIN-686691. 4. NELLIKKUZHY GRAMA PANCHAYATH, NELLIKKUZHY, KOTHAMANGALAM-686691, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MUVATTUPUZHA, PIN-686661. MR.BENNY GERVACIS, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. .................................................................... W.A. No.469 of 2011 .................................................................... Dated this the 4th day of October, 2011. J U D G M E N T Ramachandran Nair, J. This writ appeal is filed for a direction to the respondents to correct date of birth of the appellant from 13/03/1956 to 10/12/1962. The appellant after serving as a Nursing Assistant in Primary Health Centre retired on 31/03/2011. Her claim is that on account of wrong entry of date of birth in the SSLC book, which is entered in the service book, she had to retire more than six years prior to the due date on which she ought to have retired. 2. Learned Government Pleader submitted that the Government provided facility in 1991 for all the Government employees to go for correction of date of birth, and time granted was one year from the date of publication of the notification in 1991. The appellant was admittedly in service in 1991. In spite of being well aware of the wrong age on W.A.No.469/2011 2 record, the appellant has not chosen to contest the same or tried to do anything to correct it until on the verge of retirement. She could not get any interim orders to continue in service. As of now the appellant is a retired person and therefore if anything is to be considered, it should be by ordering enquiry and directing to change the date of birth in the SSLC book and in the service records, and if allowed to restore her in the service. However, we do not think at this distance of time, there is any scope for a fresh enquiry for correction of date of birth. Consequently, we uphold the judgment of the learned Single Judge and dismiss the Writ Appeal. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) (P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE) jg