- (1.) HEARD Sri Shekhar Prasad Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ananda Sen, learned counsel for the respondent I.I.S.C.L.
(2.) PRAYER in this writ application is for quashing the letter dated 30.10.2000 (Annexure -9) issued by the Chief Personnel Manager (Respondent No. 2) whereby the petitioner's objections and his prayer to rectify his date of birth, has been refused. By way of an amendment application, the petitioner has also introduced another order dated 01.02.2006 (Annexure -13) whereby the petitioner was informed that he will superannuate on 28.02.2006.
(3.) THE petitioner's case is that he was inducted in the employment of the respondent company in the Chasnala Colliery as a Mazdoor. Though he was a matriculate at the time of his appointment, but since the certificates concerning the academic qualifications were not required to be submitted, he did not submit the same. Subsequently, when the petitioner came to learn that the date of birth as entered in his service records was incorrect, he filed an application before the concerned authorities of the respondents praying for rectification of the entry. Such claim was endorsed even by his controlling officer namely the Agent of the Colliery -cum -Chief Personnel Manager way back in the year 1992 but the petitioner's prayer for rectification remained unattended. Later, on 17.10.1998, he received a letter by which he was called upon to submit his objections together with all relevant documents in support of his claim for rectification. The petitioner claims that the letter was served upon him in the month of February, 1999 and promptly thereafter, he filed his objections. He was asked to appear before the Age Determination Committee on 10.02.2000 at 4 PM and he appeared before the Committee in compliance with the directions. Thereafter, he did not hear from the respondents and after about four years, the impugned letter was issued to him declaring that his prayer for rectification of age was rejected on the ground of such prayer being belated.;