Allahabad High Court
YATISH SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The court set aside the retirement orders and held that the date of birth recorded at the time of entry (19‑Oct‑1967) is the correct date of birth, making the retirement date 31‑Oct‑2027.
Summary
Petitioner Yatish Singh, appointed as a Shramik in 1988, discovered that his date of birth recorded in his service book (19‑Oct‑1967) had been overwritten to 14‑Apr‑1966, which would accelerate his retirement. The respondents ordered his retirement on 30‑Apr‑2026 based on a 2005 Transfer Certificate reflecting the altered date, without completing the pending inquiry or providing a forensic report. The petitioner challenged the orders, invoking Rule 2 of the U.P. Recruitment to Services (Determination of Date of Birth) Rules, 1974, which deems the date of birth recorded at entry as conclusive when the employee had not passed a high‑school examination. The Court held that the original entry date of birth (19‑Oct‑1967) is correct, the overwriting was unproven, and the respondents acted contrary to natural‑justice principles. Consequently, the orders dated 19‑Mar‑2026 and 23‑Mar‑2026 were set aside, the petitioner’s retirement date remains 31‑Oct‑2027, and the pending inquiry may proceed with his participation.
Issues considered
- The applicability of Rule 2 of the U.P. Recruitment to Services (Determination of Date of Birth) Rules, 1974 to determine the correct date of birth.
- Whether the respondents could alter the petitioner’s retirement date based on a later Transfer Certificate without completing the inquiry and observing natural justice.
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to a fair hearing before an adverse decision affecting his service tenure.
- The effect of the pending forensic and inquiry reports on the validity of the retirement orders.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- date of birth
- service book
- retirement
- forgery
- natural justice
- Rule 2
- U.P. recruitment rules
- writ petition
- inquiry
- Right to Information Act
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 5542 of 2026
Yatish Singh
…..Petitioner(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and 4 others
…..Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashish Kumar, Rahul Mishra
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Abhishek Srivastava, C.S.C.,
Tanisha Jahangir Monir
AFR
Reserved on 30.4.2026
Delivered on 05.05.2026
Court No. - 32
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. The petitioner was appointed on the post of Shramik at Harduaganj
Thermal Power Plant, Kasimpur, Aligarh vide an appointment letter
dated 18.3.1988.
2. At the time of entry in service, petitioner’s date of birth was
mentioned on basis of a report of medical examination dated 19.10.1987
that at that stage, petitioner appears to be 20 years old and accordingly in
service records his date of birth was recorded as 19.10.1967 and same
was mentioned in other documents also including information uploaded
on web portal of respondent Nigam and according to said date of birth,
petitioner’s date of retirement would be 31.10.2027.
3. Sri Rahul Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that
after 35 years, an inquiry was conducted behind his back regarding his
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date of birth to determine correct date of retirement, since it was found
that his date of birth was changed by making overwriting in his service
book from 19.10.1967 to 14.4.1966 as well as his date of birth
mentioned in Hindi as ( उ्ቐीस अक्टू बर सन् उ्ቐीस सौ सडसठ) was deleted
by using white fluid and just below it was mentioned in Hindi as (चौदह
अ्ቚैल सन् उ्ቐीस सौ छाछट), though the date of retirement i.e. 31.10.2027
was not disturbed. For reference, scanned copy of same though very dim
, still for ready reference is pasted hereinafter:-
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4. The petitioner has procured some documents under The Right to
Information Act, 2005, subsequently that an inquiry was initiated but its
report was not submitted by the Inquiry Committee/I.G. Vigilance
including Forensic Report. Therefore, the Executive Engineer
communicated the Inquiry Committee vide a communication dated
22.12.2025 to inform about outcome of inquiry and same request was
repeated vide another communication dated 3.2.2026. For reference,
contents of letter dated: 03.02.2026 is mentioned hereinafter:
“कृपया अध्य्ቌ, जाँच समि"ति$ एवं "ुख्य अभि+यन्$ा (न्यू कोल ब्लॉक),
काया0लय के प्ቔांक: 68 / उमिन / कोल ब्लाक / 2024 मिदनांक: 24.02.2024
के मिनष्क्ቧ0 मिबन्द ु सं० : 01 एवं खण्ड काया0लय प्ቔसं०: 87 / 1X660 पीटीईपी
/ सा०सं०अनु०ख० / पीएफ मिदनांक: 22.12.2025 (छाया्ቚति$ संल्ሿ ) का
सन्द+0 ्ቇहण करें , जिजसके "ाध्य" से मिवति? मिव्ሺान ्ቚयोगशाला अलीगढ़ से
जांच परी्ቌण, उपरान्$ जो वास्$मिवक जन्" ति$भिE / सेवामिनवृቈኌG ति$भिE
फांरजिें सक जांच "ें आयी हो $ो इस काया0लय को अति$शी्ቈ उपलब्? कराने
हे$ु आ्ቇह मिकया गया। इस संबं? "ें अवग$ कराना है मिक काया0लय "ें अ+ी
$क मिदशा-मिनदLश ्ቚा् नहीं हुआ है। ्ቦी य$ीश िሺसह, ्ቦमि"क की सेवापुቜኌस्$का
"ें जन्" ति$भिE 14.04.1966 "ान$े हैं $ो सेवामिनवृG ति$भिE 30.04.2026 हो$ी
है और यमिद जन्" ति$भिE 19.10.1967 "ाने $ो सेवामिनवृቈኌG ति$भिE 31.10.2027
हो$ी है। पनकी ई०आर०पी० "ें +ी सेवामिनवृG ति$भिE 31.10.2027 अंमिक$
है। यमिद काኌ"क की जन्" ति$भिE 14.04.1966 "ान$े हैं $ो सेवामिनवृቈኌG ति$भिE
मिनकट है, जिजस कारण सेवामिनवृG देयों के सस"य मिनस्$ारण के ቈኌलये
काय0 वाही मिकया जाना लቜኌWब$ होगा।
अ$ः उपरो्ሹ $थ्यों के दृमि\ग$ अनुरो? है मिक संदቝኌ+$ ्ቚकरण "ें पुቈኌलस
"हामिनदेशक, स$क0$ा ्ቛारा जांच पूरी हो गयी हो $ो मिदशा-मिनदLश ्ቚदान कराने
का क\ करें, अन्यEा मिक ቜኌस्Eति$ "ें सेवामिनवृG / पेंशन संबं?ी देयों का सस"य
+ुग$ान करने "ें कमिठनाइयाँ होंगी।”
5. In aforesaid circumstances, since neither a report was submitted by the
Inquiry Committee nor I.G. Vigilance has submitted a report on basis of
Forensic Report, if any information was sent by the Executive Engineer
to Chief General Manager vide a communication dated 19.03. 2026 that
date of birth of petitioner be considered on basis of a new document i.e.
a Transfer Certificate wherein petitioner’s date of birth was mentioned as
14.04.1966 i.e. he would retire on 30.04.2026 i.e. about a year and 6
months earlier. Relevant part of aforesaid communication is reproduced
hereinafter:
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“ 2. इस सWबन्? "ें सूतिच$ करना है मिक पुቈኌलस "हामिनदेशक (स$क0$ा) ्ቛारा
्ቚ्ग$ ्ቚकरण "ें अपनी जाँच आख्या अ्ቕ$न ्ቚेमि्ቧ$ नहीं मिकया गया है।
अवग$ है मिक जन्"ति$भिE मिन?ा0रण के सWबन्? "ें परिर्ቧददेश सं० -2661-
जीए"/रा०मिव०प०-$ीन-28 जीए"/75 मिदनांक 30.06.1975 "ें ्ቚामिव?ामिन$ है-
"ठीक जन्" मिदनांक या आयु का अव?ारण:- मिकसी सरकारी सेवक का
जन्" मिदनांक, जैसा मिक हाई -स्कूल या स"क्ቌ परी्ቌा "ें उGीण0 हो
जाने के ्ቚ"ाण प्ቔ "ें अभि+ቈኌलቈኌख$ हो , अEवा जहाँ कोई सरकारी सेवा
"ें ्ቚमिवमि\ होने के स"य उसकी सेवा पुቜኌस्$का "ें अभि+ቈኌलቈኌख$ जन्"
मिदनांक या आयु उसकी सेवा के सWबन्? "ें ्ቚयोजनों के ቈኌलये , जिजसके
अन्$ग0 $ पदो्ቐति$, अति?वाኌ्ቧकी, स"य-पूव0 सेवामिनवृቈኌG ला+ के ቈኌलये
पा्ቔ$ा +ी है, यEाቜኌस्Eति$, उसका ठीक जन्" मिदनांक या आयु स"झी
जायेगी $Eा ऐसे मिदनांक या आयु को सही (करेक्शन) करने के बारे "ें
कोई आवेदन-प्ቔ या अभ्यावेदन मिकन्हीं +ी परिरቜኌस्Eति$यों "ें , चाहे जो
+ी हो, ्ቇहण नहीं मिकया जायेगा।"
3. ्ቦी य$ीश िሺसह, ्ቦमि"क ्ቛारा "ृ$क आभि्ቦ$ कोटा अन्$ग0 $ सेवा "ें ्ቚवेश
करने का मिदनांक 18.03.1988 है। मिनग" "ें ्ቚवेश करने की ति$भिE से पूव0 के
अभि+लेख, नवाब िሺसह चौहान ्ቇा"ोदय इण्टर कालेज की छा्ቔ पंजी एवं
स्Eानान्$रण ्ቚ"ाण-प्ቔ (टी०सी०) "ें ्ቦी य$ीश िሺसह पु्ቔ ्ቦी योगेन््ቖ िሺसह की
जन्" ति$भिE: 14.04.1966 (चौदह अ्ቚैल सन् भिछयासठ) अंमिक$ है, जोमिक
काኌ"क के सेवा "ें ्ቚवेश करने से पहले का अभि+लेख है।
4. अ$ः यह मिनष्क्ቧ0 मिक सेवा "ें ्ቚमिवमि\ होने के स"य , सኌवस बुक "ें
जन्"ति$भिE अंमिक$ मिकये जाने के ्ቚयोजन से उपलब्? अभि+लेखों "ें से सव0 Eा
"ान्य एवं उतिच$ अभि+लेख ्ቚ$ी$ हो$ा है। अन्य ्ቚस्$ु$ अभि+लेख जैसे -
हाईस्कूल ्ቚ"ाण प्ቔ (सन् 2004), सेवा "ें ्ቚवेश करने के प्ቐा$ के है। अ$ः
स्Eानान्$रण ्ቚ"ाण प्ቔ "ें ्ቦी य$ीश िሺसह , ्ቦमि"क की अभि+ቈኌलቈኌख$ जन्"
ति$भिEः 14.04.1966 (चौदह अ्ቚैल सन् भिछयासठ), उनकी सेवा के सWबन्? "ें
्ቚयोजनों के ቈኌलये , जिजसके अन्$ग0 $ पदो्ቐति$, अति?वाኌ्ቧकी, स"य-पूव0
सेवामिनवृति$ ला+ के ቈኌलये पा्ቔ$ा +ी है, यEाቜኌस्Eति$, उसका ठीक जन्" मिदनांक
या आयु "ाना जाना चामिहए।
5. अ$ः मिव्ቧयग$ ्ቚकरण "ें यह कहने का मिनदेश हुआ है मिक जन्"ति$भिE
मिन?ा0रण के सWबन्? "ें उपरो्ሹानुसार परिर्ቧदादेश सं० 2661-
जीए"/रा०मिव०प०- $ीन – 28 जीए"/75 मिदनांक 30.06.1975 के ्ቚामिव?ानों,
काኌ"क का नवाब िሺसह चौहान ्ቇा"ोदय इण्टर कालेज की छा्ቔ पंजी एवं
स्Eानान्$रण ्ቚ"ाण प्ቔ (टी०सी०) "ें अंमिक$ जन्" ति$भिE 14.04.1966 को
सेवा के सWबन्? "ें ्ቚयोजनों के ቈኌलये ठीक जन्" मिदनांक "ान$े हु ये अ्ቇे$र
आवश्यक ्ቚ+ावी काय0 वाही करने का क\ करें।“
6. In aforesaid circumstances, for first time petitioner was informed
about the decision vide a communication dated 23.03.2026 that he would
retire on 30.4.2026 on basis of above referred document i.e. Transfer
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Certificate considering his date of birth to be 14.04.1966 ignoring Date
of Birth (19.10.1967) mentioned in service records.
7. In aforesaid circumstances, petitioner approached this Court by way
of filing present writ petition on 12.04.2026 against orders dated
19.03.2026 and 23.03.2026.
8. Learned counsel for the petitioner referred Rule 2 of U.P. Recruitment
to Services (Determination of Date of Birth) Rules, 1974 that in case at
the time of entry in service, an employee has not passed High School or
equivalent examination, date of birth recorded in service book at the
time of entry shall be deemed to be correct date of birth or age as the
case may be and since there are sufficient materials on records that date
of birth of petitioner at the time of his entry into Government Service
was 19.10.1967, therefore, his retirement date would be 31.10.2027,
therefore, said date of birth cannot be disturbed.
9. So far as any allegation of forgery is concerned, that petitioner’s date
of birth as mentioned at the time of entry into government service was
19.10.1967 which was changed as 14.04.1966, by making overwriting
and using whitener, can be ignored since till date there is no proof that it
was done by the petitioner. Inquiry Report of Inquiry Committee or of
I.G. Vigilance or Forensic Report is still awaited.
10. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submitted that during service,
petitioner has passed High School also, however, a different date of birth
was mentioned therein i.e. 16.09.1966, however, in view of above
provisions same cannot be considered for purpose of retirement.
11. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that date of
birth as mentioned in the Transfer Certificate which has now been relied
upon was issued in the year 2005 but it was not verified from original
records. As per above referred provision, date of birth as mentioned in
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service record at the time of entrance in service would be final, since on
the other relevant element i.e High School Certificate which was not
available at the time of entry into service.
12. Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance on a judgment
passed by this Court in Brij Kishore Vs. State of U.P.& Ors, 2016 (4)
ESC 2148 and Union of India & Ors. Vs. Nathan Singh (2023) 2
UPLBEC 1321 that principles of natural justice were not followed
before taking an adverse decision.
13. Per Contra, Sri Abhishek Srivastava and Ms.Tanisha Jahangir Monir,
learned counsel for the respondents submitted that petitioner has
mentioned different date of birth in his various documents. In Aadhar
Card and PAN Card, his date of birth is recorded as 16.04.1966 and
16.04.1968 respectively and in PIS Service Record it is recorded as
19.10.1967 and in the High School Certificate it is recorded as
16.09.1966 and in service records with overwriting it is 14.04.1966 and
same date of birth was mentioned in the Transfer Certificate, therefore, it
was a subject matter of inquiry and they referred a report dated
24.02.2024, however, it has not been denied that petitioner was not a part
of said vigilance or police investigation and that report does not has any
final conclusion, except that a further inquiry is required such as
Forensic Reports. For reference, relevant part of report dated 24.02.2024
is reproduced hereinafter:
“्ቚकरण के सWबन्? "ें समि"ति$ की मिववेचना मिनWनव$ है –
1. उपलब्? अभि+लेखों से प$ा चल$ा है मिक सव0 ्ቚE" संदቝኌ+$ ्ቚकरण
जवाहरपुर $ापीय परिरयोजना ्ቛारा ्ቦी य$ीश िሺसह, ्ቦमि"क के $ृ$ीय
स"यब्ቍ वे$न"ान एवं पदो्ቐति$ के सWबन्? "ें काय0 वाही के दौरान
जून 2022 "ें सं्ሺान "ें लाया गया Eा जिजस पर "ानव संसा?न इकाई
्ቛारा जुलाई 2022 "ें प्ቔावली ्ቚचቈኌल$ की गयी Eी। प्ቔावली पर
जनवरी 2023 "ें ्ቚदG अनु"ोदन के ्ቅ" "ें "ानव संसा?न इकाई
्ቛारा संदቝኌ+$ जांच हे$ु मिव+ागीय समि"ति$ गमिठ$ की गयी $Eा साE ही
पुቈኌलस "हामिनदेशक, स$क0$ा को +ी ्ቚकरण की जांच कर आख्या
्ቚस्$ु$ मिकये जाने हे$ु मिनदLभिश$ मिकया गया।
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2. अवग$ कराना है मिक प्ቔावली "ें उपलब्? मिवभि+्ቐ ्ቚप्ቔों "ें ्ቦी य$ीश
िሺसह, ्ቦमि"क की जन्" ति$भिE एवं ना" का मिववरण मिनWन $ाቈኌलकानुसार
है (संल्ሿक-37) –
क० काኌ"क की जन्"
्ቚप्ቔ का मिववरण काኌ"क का ना" मिप$ा का ना"
सं० ति$भिE
आ?ार नं० ्ቦी य$ीश िሺसह
1 योगेन््ቖ िሺसह 16.04.1966
520893001959 (Yatish Singh)
पैनकाड0 - ्ቦी य$ीश िሺसह योगेन््ቖ िሺसह
2 16.04.1968
AHTPS4095B (Yatish Singh) चौहान
्ቦी य$ीश िሺसह योगेन््ቖ िሺसह
3 पी०आई०एस० 19.10.1967
(Yatish Singh) चौहान
्ቦी य$ीश
4 हाईस्कूल चौहान (Yatish योगेन््ቖ चौहान 16.09.1966
Chauhan)
14.04.1966
परन्$ु
सेवापुቜኌस्$का "ें
योगेन््ቖ िሺसह अंमिक$ जन्" ति$भिE
5 सेवापुቜኌस्$का ्ቦी य$ीश िሺसह
चौहान "ें छे ड़ छाड
(ओवर राइिሡटग)
परिरलति्ቌ$ हो रहा
है
नवाब िሺसह चौहान
्ቇा"ोदय इण्टर ्ቦी य$ीश िሺसह
6 योगेन््ቖ िሺसह 14.04.1966
कालेज की चौहान
टी०सी०
◦ उ्ሹ $ाቈኌलका से परिरलति्ቌ$ है मिक मिवभि+्ቐ अभि+लेखों "ें ्ቦी य$ीश िሺसह
की जन्" ति$भिE व ना" अलग -अलग अंमिक$ है। उ्ሹ के सWबन्? "ें सूच्य
है मिक व$0 "ान "ें ्ቦी य$ीश िሺसह की सኌवस बुक "ें जन्" ति$भिE
14.04.1966 (छे ड़ छाड़ के उपरान्$ ) अंमिक$ है जबमिक मिदनांक
18.02.2010 को पनकी $ापीय परिरयोजना ्ቛारा "ुख्यालय को ्ቚेमि्ቧ$
काኌ"क के पी.आई. एस मिववरण "ें उनकी जन्"ति$भिE मिदनांक
19.10.1967 अंमिक$ Eी। पी०आई०एस० "ें अंकन हे$ु परिरयोजना ्ቛारा
्ቚगति$ इकाई को उपलब्? कराये गये अभि+लेख "ें अंमिक$ जन्" ति$भिE
19.10.1967 व सेवामिनवृG ति$भिE 31.10.2027 अंमिक$ है। परन्$ु देखने से
उ्ሹ दोनों ति$भिEयों "ें +ी छे ड़ छाड़ परिरलति्ቌ$ हो रही है (संल्ሿक-38)
◦ जवाहरपुर $ापीय परिरयोजना ्ቛारा ्ቚस्$ु$ व$0 "ान सेवापुቜኌस्$का "ें जन्"
ति$भिE 14.04.1966 अंमिक$ है जोमिक ओवर राइिሡटग ्ቚ$ी$ हो$ी है साE
ही शब्दों "ें यह अंमिक$ है "चौदह अ्ቚैल उ्ቐीस सौ भिछ" जिजससे यह
्ቚ$ी$ हो$ा है मिक जन्" ति$भिE का अंकन अंकों एवं शब्दों "ें भि+्ቐ$ा है।
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उ्ሹ के अति$रिर्ሹ यमिद इनकी जन्" ति$भिE 14.04.1966 "ानी जा$ी है $ो
इनकी सेवामिनवृG ति$भिE 30.04.2026 होनी चामिहये परन्$ु सेवापुቜኌस्$का "ें
सेवामिनवृG ति$भिE 31.10.2027 अंमिक$ है जोमिक अति?वኌ्ቧ$ा आयु हे$ु
"ानी गयी 60 व्ቧ0 के अनुसार ठीक नही है। उ्ሹ के अति$रिर्ሹ यह +ी
अवग$ कराना है मिक सेवामिनवृG ति$भिE 31.10.2027 "ें +ी छे ड़ छाड़
परिरलति्ቌ$ हो$ी है (संल्ሿक-39)।
◦ जाँच हे$ु उपलब्? अभि+लेख "ें पैन काड0 , हाईस्कूल सኌटमिफकेट, आ?ार,
टीसी "ें जन्" ति$भिE $Eा ना" अलग -अलग अंमिक$ है। कही-कही पर
मिप$ा का ना" +ी अलग -अलग है। इस सWबन्? "ें सूच्य है मिक जिजस
आ?ार पर पैन काड0 , हाईस्कूल सኌटमिफकेट, आ?ार, टीसी "ें जन्" ति$भिE
$Eा ना" का अंकन मिकया गया है उससे सWबቜኌन्?$ अभि+लेख जाँच
समि"ति$ के पास उपलब्? नहीं है जिजसके कारण यह ्ሺा$ कर पाना सW+व
नहीं है मिक कौन सी जन्" ति$भिE अEवा कौन सा ना" सही है।
◦ उ्ሹ जाँच "ें मिकये गये ओवर राइिሡटग के सWबन्? "ें मिवग$ "ें $ैना$
अति?शासी अभि+यन्$ाओं एवं काय0 कारी सहायक (व$0 "ान "ें काय0 र$ ) से
ቈኌलቈኌख$ रूप "ें सूचना "ांगी गयी , जिजस"ें स+ी लोगों ने सूतिच$ मिकया हैं
मिक ओवर राइिሡटग के सWबन्? "ें उनकी कोई जानकारी नहीं है। इसቈኌलये
काया0लय ्ሺाप संख्या 357-"ा0 सं0-05/उमिनቈኌल/2023-2 (17) "ा0 सं0-
05/2023 मिदनांक 04.03.2023 एवं 977-"ा0 सं0-05/उमिनቈኌल/2023-2
(17) "ा0 सं0-05/2023 मिदनांक 09.06.2023 "ें अंमिक$ मिबन्द ु संख्या 02
"ें अंमिक$ $थ्यों के सWबन्? "ें यह स्प\ करना सW+व नही हो पा रहा है
मिक उ्ሹ किሡटग /ओवर राइिሡटग मिकस अति?शासी अभि+यन्$ा/काय0 कारी
सहायक के काय0 काल "ें हुआ हैं। यह +ी सूच्य है मिक ्ቦी य$ीश िሺसह की
सኌवस बुक के रखरखाव हे$ु खण्ड "ें $ैना$ कुछ अति?शासी अभि+यन्$ा
एवं काय0 कारी सहायक सेवामिनवृG हो चुके है।”
14. Learned counsel for the respondents have placed reliance on a
judgment passed by Supreme Court in Union of India Vs. Harnam
Singh, 1993 SCC (2) 162.
15. Heard learned counsel for parties and perused the records.
16. Law in regard to determination of correct date of birth or age is well
settled that provisions of Rule 2 of Rules 1974, shall be applicable that
since at the time of entry into service, the petitioner has not passed High
School or equivalent examination, therefore, date of birth recorded in
service book at the time of entry shall be deemed to be correct date of
birth.
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17. In aforesaid background, Court finds that there are two different date
of birth mentioned in the service record. One is 19.10.1967 without any
overwriting and using white fluid and according to this petitioner’s date
of retirement would be 31.10.2027. The other date of birth after
overwriting and using white fluid is 14.04.1966 and accordingly to said
date petitioner’s date of retirement would be 30.04.2026, though
decision to retire him on 30.4.2026 was taken on basis of date of birth
mentioned in Transfer Certificate issued in the year 2005, which is not
the relevant document in terms of Rule 2 of Rules, 1974.
18. A decision to consider date of birth as 14.04.1966 being adverse to
the petitioner, therefore, respondents could not take any decision at
petitioner’s back and further as referred above, since outcome of inquiry
still remains unconclusive, therefore, dispute among date of birth i.e.
14.04.1966 and 19.10.1967, it would be appropriate that date of birth of
the petitioner be considered as 19.10.1967, since overwriting has not
been proved. Otherwise also, admittedly petitioner was not called to
participate in any inquiry. There are various documents in service
records which consistently recorded petitioner’s date of birth as
19.10.1967. There was no reason for the petitioner to make forgery to
change date of birth from 19.10.1967 to 14.04.1966, which would be
against his interest, since he would retire early.
19. The Court takes note of few paragraphs of a judgment passed by
Supreme Court in U.P. Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad v. Raj Kumar
Agnihotri, (2005) 11 SCC 465. Relevant paragraphs of it are
reproduced hereinafter:
“17. In the instant case, the U.P. Recruitment to Services
(Determination of Date of Birth) Rules came into force w.e.f. 28-
5-1974. Rule 2 of the Rules was amended by the First
Amendment Rules, 1980 on 7-6-1980. The existing rule and the
substituted rule are extracted hereinbelow:
Column 1 Column 2
(Existing rule) (Rule as hereby
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substituted)
“2. The date of birth “2. The date of birth
of government servant of a government
as recorded in the servant as recorded in
certificate of his the certificate of his
having passed the having passed the
High School or High School or
equivalent equivalent
examination, or where examination at the
a government servant time of his entry into
has not passed any the government
such examination as service or where a
aforesaid, the date of government servant
birth or the age has not passed any
recorded in his such examination as
service-book at the aforesaid or has
time of his entry into passed such
government service, examination after
shall be deemed to be joining the service, the
his correct date of date of birth or the age
birth or age, as the recorded in his
case may be, for all service-book at the
purposes in relation to time of his entry into
his service including, the government
eligibility for service shall be
promotion, deemed to be his
superannuation, correct date of birth or
premature retirement age, as the case may
or retirement benefits, be, for all purposes in
and no application or relation to his service,
representation shall be including eligibility
entertained for for promotion,
correction of such superannuation,
date or age in any premature retirement
circumstances or retirement benefits,
whatsoever.” and no application or
representation shall be
entertained for
correction of such
date or age in any
circumstances
whatsoever.”
As per the existing rule, the date of birth or the age recorded in
his service-book at the time of entry into the government service
shall be deemed to be the correct date of birth or age, as the case
may be, for all purposes and no application or representation
shall be entertained for correction of such date or age in any
circumstances whatsoever.
18 [Ed.: Para 18 corrected vide Official Corrigendum No.
F.3/Ed.B.J./71/2005 dated 20-8-2005.] . The amended rule of
1980 was deemed to have come into force w.e.f 28-5-1974 and as
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per the substituted rule, the date of birth or the age recorded in
the service-book at the time of entry into the government service
shall be deemed to be the correct date of birth or age, as the case
may be, for all purposes and that no application or representation
shall be entertained for correction of date of birth or age in any
circumstances whatsoever. The respondent has given his date of
birth as 30-7-1941 at the time of entry into service which has also
been recorded in the service records of the respondent. The above
amended rule which came into force w.e.f. 7-6-1980 stipulates
that no application or representation shall be entertained for
correction of such date or age in any circumstances whatsoever
and that the date of birth or age recorded in the service-book at
the time of his entry into government service shall be deemed to
be his correct date of birth or age as the case may be for all
purposes.
19. In view of the above rule, we hold that the correct date of
birth of the respondent is only 30-7-1941 and the claim now
made by the respondent to correct his date of birth from 30-7-
1941 to 16-10-1945 cannot at all be entertained or encouraged.”
20. In aforesaid circumstances, since impugned decisions suffer from
errors on both account i.e. on law as well as on facts, therefore, Court
finds that impugned orders dated 19.03.2026 and 23.03.2026, being
passed behind the back of petitioner also as well as contrary to above
referred position of law and in present set of circumstances, cannot
sustain, therefore, set-aside and petitioner will continue to work
considering his date of birth as 19.10.1967 i.e. his retirement date
would be 31.10.2027. However, respondents will be at liberty to
conclude the inquiry if still pending only with participation of the
petitioner.
21. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
May 05, 2026
SB/NS
Digitally signed by :-
NIRMAL SINHA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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