M/S Bharat Coking Coal LTD and ORS. v. Chhota Birsa Uranw

Headnote

SERVICE LAW: Date of birth - Correction of - Claim of employee to correct his date of birlh and rectify discrepancies in his service record - Declined by employer - Allowed by High Courl - Held: A B c With an aim to prevent cascading inconveniences caused by change of date of birlh, a not be D denied of his rights especiaJ/y when he has adhered to the procedure laid down and attempted to avoid litigation by resorting to in-house mechanisms - Public Corporations! Departments, should not benefit from their own omission of duty - In the instant case, appellant-company failed to