IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 14TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 23RD BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 25406 of 2009(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.VIJAYAN, S/O.KARUPPAN, AGED 51, SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, C.B.C.I.D., PALAKKAD AND RESIDING AT KRISHNA, VENKETESHA GARDENS, PALLIPPURAM P.O., PALAKKAD - 6. BY ADV. SRI.S.SREEKUMAR SRI.P.MARTIN JOSE SRI.M.A.MOHAMMED SIRAJ SRI.P.PRIJITH RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME & VIGILANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, TRIVANDRUM BY SR. GOVT.PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.25406 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 14th September,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is working as Superintendent of Police (Non IPS) in C.B.C.I.D, Palakkad. He claims that his actual date of birth is 29.10.1957. But it was wrongly noted in the school records as 25.03.1956. He entered service in the year 1981 and he applied to the Commissioner of Government Examination on 27.4.1992 to get his date of birth corrected as 29.10.1957. By Ext.P1 order dated 23.8.1995 sanction was accorded by the Commissioner. Later, the Government as per Ext.P3 order rejected the petitioner's request on the ground that the application for the correction of date of birth in service records has to be presented within five years from the date of entry in service or within one year from the date of the relevant Government Order. Ext.P3 is dated 17.4.1997. 2. Still later, petitioner preferred Ext.P7 dated 24.7.2006, essentially seeking a review of the earlier decision, inter alia pointing out that the Government has in W.P ( C) No.25406 of 2009 2 similar cases allowed the application for correction of date of birth filed beyond the period mentioned in Ext.P2 Government Order. This writ petition has been filed seeking appropriate direction in relation to Ext.P7 and its reminder. 3. Heard learned Government Pleader also. 4. Learned Government Pleader submits that an application for review of Ext.P3, as has been purported to be done under Ext.P7 is belated and is otherwise not maintainable as well. The Government may decide on the question of maintainability of Ext.P7 and also the desirability of considering the request contained in Ext.P7. A decision on Ext.P7 shall therefore be taken within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.25406 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.25406 of 2009 4