Supreme Court of India · 2020-02-05
M/S BHARAT COKING COAL LIMITED vs SHYAM KISHORE SINGH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/24934
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- M/S BHARAT COKING COAL LIMITED
- Respondent
- SHYAM KISHORE SINGH
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal by Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. against a High Court order that modified a previous judgment regarding the respondent's date of birth in service records. The court upheld the High Court's decision to accept the respondent's claim of a birth date of 20.01.1955, directing the appellants to pay a year's salary for the period between April 2010 and March 2011. The ruling emphasizes the importance of accurate record-keeping and the rights of employees regarding their personal information.