In Brief
A factory employee disputed the date of birth (01.01.1956) recorded in his service records, claiming it should be 01.12.1956, and sought correction after his retirement in January 2014. He alleged filing a representation in 2003 that was ignored. The Supreme Court held that the employee was barred by laches: after learning his correction was not accepted in 2003, he cannot wait ten years until retirement to pursue relief. The absence of documentary evidence supporting his claimed date of birth, combined with his own prior acknowledgment of the original date, made his claim untenable. The Court set aside the favourable orders of the Labour Court and High Court, dismissing the employee's claim entirely.
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