Jharkhand HC: No Right to Correct DOB in Service Records at Fag-End of Service

The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that government employees cannot claim correction of their date of birth (DOB) in service records as a matter of right at the end of their careers especially when the request comes after long delay.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajesh Shankar held that even if supported by a valid matriculation certificate, belated correction requests, even after more than two decades, are not permissible. 

The court further observed that allowing such changes at a late stage can cause administrative disruption and may be misused to extend service. The Letters Patent Appeals were dismissed, reinforcing procedural integrity.

[Uma Ram vs M/s Bharat Coking Coal Limited & Ors.]