'No employee can change his date of birth after retirement.' The Karnataka High Court has given this decision on Monday. Actually, the case of changing the date of birth is related to a person. Before retiring, the person worked in a pulp drying processor manufacturing unit from 1983 to 2006. When he was re-employed, he told his date of birth as March 30, 1952, but did not provide any proof of it. 

Two birth dates, questions raised on retirement 

However, the employer recorded the man's date of birth as March 10, 1948, based on his provident fund details and school certificate. This meant he had retired in 2006 at the age of 58. After retirement, the man obtained a birth certificate which showed his date of birth as March 30, 1952. He then requested to be eligible for re-employment till 2010. He argued that he should have retired four years later.

appeal to the high court

The employer rejected his request and claimed that the date entered was correct and he had already accepted his retirement benefits. The man first took his case to the labour court, which rejected it. He then appealed to the high court. 

The High Court gave its verdict 

Justice M G S Kamal, who heard the case, said on Monday that the man had questioned his date of birth two years after his retirement, which casts doubt on his claim. The court also cited a Supreme Court judgment that prohibits changing the date of birth after retirement, especially when the employee had the opportunity to correct it earlier but did not do so.

A person cannot ask for a change in his date of birth 

The court found that the date of birth recorded in the Provident Fund, which matched the person's school records, was correct as the person did not dispute his retirement at that time. The court dismissed the petition, saying that no employee can seek change of date of birth after a long period of time, especially after retirement.