SANTHAMA VERUGHEES Vs. STATE OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioner Smt. Santhama Verughees @ Verghese, an Auxiliary Nursing Midwife, working at the relevant time under the Civil Surgeon-cum-Superintendent, Sadar Hospital, Motihari, by means of this writ application, has sought for a mandamus against the Respondents to correct her date of birth in the service book as 25th November, 1936, in place of 25th November, 1935.

(2.) The Petitioner after obtaining training, joined in Grade A Nurse with effect from 18th February, 1960, at Darbhanga. Admittedly her date of birth as would appear from the service book was recorded as 25th November, 1935. This is not in dispute that the Petitioner also signed her service book acknowledging the entry as 25th November, 1935 and no objection whatsoever was raised at that stage.

(3.) The claim of the Petitioner is that her date of birth was wrongly recorded as 25th November, 1935, which would be evident from the School Leaving Certificate as well as the certificate granted by the ex-employer, where date of birth was entered as 25th November, 1936.