Archive · 30 Nov 2025
Teacher Loses Birth Date Correction Plea
A teacher in Mumbai wanted to change her birth date because she thought it was wrong.
She asked the court to change it from September 19, 1969, to June 30, 1968.
But the court said no because she waited too long to ask for the change.
She knew about the correct date for 39 years but only asked the court in 2014.
The court said that changing the date would help her get promoted, but because she waited so long, they couldn't help her.
Now, she might not get the promotion or other benefits she wanted.
A teacher, Bhakti Vijay Patil, filed a suit in 2014 to correct her birth date from September 19, 1969, to June 30, 1968.
The city civil court dismissed her plea due to a 39-year delay in filing the case.
The court noted that correcting the birth date would increase her service period and chances of promotion.
The authorities argued that her correct birth date is September 19, 1968, based on hospital records.
Patil had corresponded with authorities since 2015 and sent a legal notice in 2024, but the court dismissed the case due to the excessive delay.
- Who
- Bhakti Vijay Patil, a 53-year-old teacher at Airport High School and Junior College in Mumbai
- What
- Her plea for correcting her birth date from September 19, 1969, to June 30, 1968, was dismissed by the city civil court
- When
- The case was filed on July 18, 2014, and dismissed in 2024
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- Why
- The court cited a 39-year delay in filing the plea and the limitation bar, noting that correcting the birth date would increase her service period and chances of promotion
- Petitioner
- Bhakti Vijay Patil
- Current Birth Date
- September 19, 1969
- Requested Birth Date
- June 30, 1968
- School
- Airport High School and Junior College
- Case Filed
- July 18, 2014
- Case Dismissed
- 2024
- Delay
- 39 years
- Reason for Dismissal
- Excessive delay and limitation bar