BURN STANDARD CO. vs DINABANDHU MAJUMDAR

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a government employee can seek a writ of mandamus under Article 226 to correct the date of birth in their 'Service and Leave Record' after years of acceptance of the original date. The Court held that such jurisdiction should not be exercised as a matter of course, especially when the employee had previously accepted the recorded date without objection. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision that the employee's request for correction was not valid under the circumstances.