Calcutta High Court in Gangadhar Mondal vs. Union of India (W.P.A 11453 of 2025) on June 25, 2025, dismissed a petition seeking correction of the employee’s date of birth based on a school certificate. The Court noted that at the time of appointment, the employee failed to submit an attested school certificate and was therefore subjected to a medical assessment for age determination as per service rules. His date of birth was recorded accordingly. Since there was no clerical error or bona fide mistake, and the medical board’s report remained unchallenged at the relevant time, the Court ruled that the employee cannot now seek rectification. It reiterated that judicial review cannot substitute expert opinion unless the process is arbitrary, which was not established in this case.
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