IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2010 / 26TH JYAISTHA 1932 WA.No. 694 of 2010() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.35140/2009 Dated 09/12/2009 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER IN WPC. ------------------------------------------ J.VALSAMMA, AGED 54 YEARS, W/O.JOHNSON, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.H.DIVISION, KOTTARAKKARA, RESIDING AT MANNOOR, VADAKKATHIL, VADAKKUMTHALA, KARUNAGAPPALLY. BY ADV. SMT.C.G.BINDU SMT.C.G.AJITHA SMT.D.SARITHA RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS IN WPC. ---------------------------------- 1. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER FOR GOVERNMENT EXAMINATION, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EXAMINATION, PAREEKSHA BHAVAN, POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY G.P. SRI.LAKSHMI NARAYAN THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. .................................................................... Writ Appeal No.694 of 2010 & C.M. Appln. No.352 of 2010 .................................................................... Dated this the 16th day of June, 2010. JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. This Writ Appeal is filed with eight days of delay. Appellant on the verge of her retirement from Government service applied for change of date of birth in the school records. The learned Single Judge held that the time limit for changing school record in regard to date of birth is 15 years from the date of leaving the school. Further, Government's power to condone delay also could be exercised only if the applicant is within 50 years of age. Since appellant had crossed limits in all respects, the learned Single Judge held that appellant is not entitled to relief. 2. Before us Government Pleader submitted that in Government service time for applying for change of date of birth in service records is 5 years from the date of joining service. Appellant has not even applied for change of date of birth in the Service Book which itself is 2 possible only when school records are changed. Since appellant has already retired on 31st March last, we do not find any merit in the Writ Appeal and the delay condonation petition as well. Therefore, we dismiss the delay condonation petition and consequently the Writ Appeal as well. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge P.S.GOPINATHAN Judge pms