Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 02-09-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Bazpur Cooperative Sugar Factory Ltd; Respondent: Harjinder Singh.
- Origin: Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos.33101-33102/2026 arising from High Court of Uttarakhand judgments dated 18‑05‑2026 in WPMS No.1536/2020 and WPMS No.730/2023.
- Background: Respondent joined service on 10‑06‑1982 as a daily wager; at regularisation in 2006 he declared date of birth 01‑05‑1962. In 2015 he applied to change his date of birth to 01‑07‑1968 based on a school leaving certificate, which matched the EPF record, and filed a writ petition in 2020 seeking the change.
- Petitioner contends that accepting the 01‑07‑1968 birthdate would render the respondent only 14 years old at the time of joining, which is impermissible under service rules.
Final Outcome
- The Court issued a notice to the parties, returnable on 29‑Oct‑2026, to determine the correctness of the respondent's date of birth.
- A stay was imposed on the impugned order passed by the High Court, pending the resolution of the notice.
Topics: Employment Law, Court Proceedings