7 months ago
MP High Court Rules Aadhaar, Voter ID Not Birth Proof
The Madhya Pradesh High Court said that Aadhaar and Voter ID cards cannot be used to prove someone's date of birth in job-related matters.
This is because these cards are made based on what the person says and are only for identifying who they are.
The court was dealing with a case where a woman named Hirlibai tried to get her job back after retiring by saying her birth date was wrong.
The court said that once a person retires, they can't challenge their birth date in the job records.
The court also said that the birth date in job records is usually correct and should be challenged early if there's a problem.
Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled Aadhaar and Voter ID cards cannot be used as proof of date of birth in service matters.
The court set aside a government order reinstating Hirlibai and terminating Pramila's job.
The case involved Pramila, who was appointed after Hirlibai's retirement, and Hirlibai's later claim of a wrong birth date.
The court held that service records' date of birth is presumed correct and challenges must be raised early.
The court observed that reopening settled issues after retirement causes administrative uncertainty and injustice.
- Who
- Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice Jai Kumar Pillai, Pramila, Hirlibai
- What
- Aadhaar and Voter ID cards cannot be used as proof of date of birth in service matters
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh High Court
- When
- Not specified
- Why
- Because these documents are based on self-declaration and meant for identification only
Key facts
- Court
- Madhya Pradesh High Court
- Justice
- Jai Kumar Pillai
- Case Involving
- Pramila and Hirlibai
- Documents in Question
- Aadhaar and Voter ID
- Key Doctrine
- Doctrine of delay and laches
- Service Records
- Presumed correct for age determination
Quotes
Justice Jai Kumar Pillai
Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
“Appellate authority completely ignored the doctrine of delay and laches, which is fatal in service jurisprudence. Once a person retires from service, the relationship of employer and employee comes to an end and reopening settled issues after retirement causes administrative uncertainty and injustice to third parties, as happened in the present case”
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“These documents are prepared based on self-declaration and are only meant for identification purposes and cannot be statutory proof for the determination of age in service matters”
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