Bombay High Court

SATISH RAGHUNATH NILKANTHWARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

At the fag end of service, a request for correction of birth date in an SSC Board Certificate cannot be entertained.

Summary

The petitioner, aged 57, filed a writ petition seeking correction of his date of birth in his SSC Board Certificate, having joined service in 1999. The petition was filed at the fag end of his service. The Court noted the settled legal position that corrections to birth dates cannot be entertained at the fag end of service. Consequently, the petition was dismissed. No other relief was granted.

Issues considered

Whether a request for correction of date of birth in an SSC Board Certificate can be entertained at the fag end of service

Subjects

birth date correction
SSC Board Certificate
service law
limitation
writ petition

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:42629-DB


                                                   {1}                  65-wp-12099-2026

                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                            BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                     65 WRIT PETITION NO. 12099 OF 2026

                                   Satish Raghunath Nilkanthwar
                                              VERSUS
                               The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                                                  ...
              Ms. Girija Bankar h/f Mr. R.B. Ade, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. M.K. Goyanka, AGP for State
              Mr. S.B. Pulkundwar, Advocate for Respondent No. 4 to 6
                                                .......

                                          CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                  ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.


                                             DATE : 15th SEPTEMBER, 2026
              PER COURT :

              1.       Petitioner has approached this Court at the age of 57 years

              seeking correction of his birth date in the SSC Board Certificate.

              2.       Petitioner has joined the service in the year 1999 and has

              approached this Court for correction in the date of birth at the fag end

              of service. It is settled legal position that at the fag end of service,

              request for correction in the birth date should not be entertained. The

              writ petition is therefore dismissed.



              (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)                   (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)




              Bhagyawant Punde

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