In Brief
An employee of Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited sought to correct his date of birth from 04.01.1960 to 24.01.1961, applying 24 years after joining service and 16 years after the corporation adopted the statutory Act governing such corrections. The High Court allowed his suit, finding it unreasonable to expect compliance within the prescribed three-year window. The Supreme Court held that even with cogent evidence, correction cannot be claimed as a matter of right after statutory periods elapse. Delay of over two decades is ex facie fatal. Applications made at the fag end of service harm junior employees' promotion prospects. The Court decided the law in favour of the corporation while noting the High Court's judgment had already been implemented.
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