Supreme Court of India
Shankar Lal v. Hindustan Copper Ltd. & Ors
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the Division Bench as also the Single Judge of the High Court did not appreciate the materials available in their proper perspective.
Judgment, page 16
From the headnote
Service Law – Voluntary Retirement Scheme – Date of Birth – Appellant-employee questioned validity of an order of re spondent- employer treating his date of birth as 21st September 1945 – 21 st September 1949 was recorded as appellant’s date of birth in his “Service Books” whereas the statutory form, namely, “Form ”, reflected it as 21 st September 1945 – Date of birth was relevant for computation of benefits accruing from Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS), for which appellant applied and was granted – Appellant’s stand was that his date of birth was 21st September, 1949 and thus, his
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