Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Ors. v. Kantilal Hematram Pandya

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Reported as [1995] 2 S.C.R. 71
Bench A.S. Anand J.
Decided 14 February 1995

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Seryice Law : Date of Birth-Co"ection of-Where request made after unexplained and inordinate delUJTo be scrntinised carefully-Interference could be made sparingly and with circumspection-Cautious approach needed. c -( Constitution of India, 1950: Art, 141-Law laid down by Supreme Court-Binding on all Courts and Tribunall-Trying to get over of)jectionable unless distinguishing factors could be established. The respondent entered Railway Service on 1.7.1955 giving his date of birth as 6.9.1930 which was entered in his service records. When the Railway Administration issued order8 for his

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