M/S. GRASIM INDUSTRIES LTD. SUVADIP BHATTACHARJEE vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANR. — WPA/23673/2025

Case under Industrial Disputes Act ,1947 Section NA. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 19th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 31-Oct-2025

CNR: WBCHCA0478412025

Filing Number

WPA/23905/2025

Filing Date

25-Sep-2025

Registration No

WPA/23673/2025

Registration Date

25-Sep-2025

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

AWARDS/ORDERS OF INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL ( 14 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Decision Date

19-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 29-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Industrial Disputes Act ,1947 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.M/S. GRASIM INDUSTRIES LTD. SUVADIP BHATTACHARJEE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANR.

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 19-May-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)View PDF

    CASE SUMMARY: WPA/23673/2025 The High Court at Calcutta set aside the Industrial Tribunal's award that had reinstated a worker based on a corrected date of birth. Justice Shampa Dutt found the worker's date of birth had been consistently recorded as 1962 in employment documents since 1985, but he produced a birth certificate dated only 7 days before superannuation claiming his birth year was 1966. Applying Supreme Court precedent, the court held that late corrections of date of birth on the eve of retirement are impermissible and that documents like Aadhar cards are not conclusive proof of age. The tribunal's reliance on the belatedly-produced birth certificate was therefore erroneous. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 22-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)View PDF

  4. 13-Apr-2026

    Gr. - III (Motion)

    Hon'ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)

  5. 01-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)View PDF

  6. 01-Apr-2026

    Gr. - III (Motion)

    Hon'ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)

  7. 10-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)View PDF

  8. 02-Mar-2026

    New Motion (Group - III)

    Hon'ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)

  9. 19-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)View PDF

  10. 31-Oct-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  11. 25-Sep-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/23673/2025

casestatus.in Summary

CASE SUMMARY: WPA/23673/2025 The High Court at Calcutta set aside the Industrial Tribunal's award that had reinstated a worker based on a corrected date of birth. Justice Shampa Dutt found the worker's date of birth had been consistently recorded as 1962 in employment documents since 1985, but he produced a birth certificate dated only 7 days before superannuation claiming his birth year was 1966. Applying Supreme Court precedent, the court held that late corrections of date of birth on the eve of retirement are impermissible and that documents like Aadhar cards are not conclusive proof of age. The tribunal's reliance on the belatedly-produced birth certificate was therefore erroneous. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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