AD Handicrafts refuses to retire, says he is 4 yrs younger

Excelsior Correspondent

Srinagar, Jan 18: Assistant Director Handicrafts, Baramulla has refused to retire from the services after the department issued a notification about his reaching to superannuation as he claimed that he is four years younger than his age on the basis of certificate issued by an unrecognized board.
Director Handicrafts issued a notification (NO:- HD/Estt/A/ 2334-38 dated 08-08-2017) last month about superannuation of Mohammad Latif Shah Incharge Assistant Director Handicrafts Baramulla but Shah refused to retire. “In terms of Article 825 of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations Volume I, It is hereby notified that Mohammad Latif Shah I/C Assistant Director Handicrafts, Baramulla shall retire on superannuation (Pension) w. e. f. 31-12-2017 AN.”
After the retirement notice, Shah produced a certificate of the Central Board of Higher Education, New Delhi to the department with date of birth 01-11-1962 and claimed that he is four years younger than his age. But the Central Board of Higher Education, New Delhi is not recognized board in India. The IGNOU which has put it on serial no 8 in the list of unrecognized boards in India says that candidates who have passed examinations from the board are not eligible for higher studies in IGNOU.
The verification conducted by the Handicrafts Department from the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (No. F(Acad-Central) Eq/17/09 dated 18/11/17) about the Board also said that the board is not listed in any of the recognized board in India. The letter of BOSE read: “…Central Board of Higher Education, New Delhi neither exists in the list of Boards of Counsel of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE) nor in the list of other recognized Boards of the Country.”
As per the verifications conducted by the Department from Fund Office Srinagar, Shah’s date of birth is 01-01-1958 and he was to retire on 31-12-2017. The letter(No. DFO/Sgr/Comp Lab/07 dated 01-01-2018) written by Chief Funds Office Srinagar to Joint Director Handicrafts read: “…It is intimated that as per subscriber’s personal information of GP Fund received from your office vide letter no. HD/JDHK/Acctts/321 dated: 17-09-2007, wherein the date of birth of Mohd Latif Shah bearing GP Fund account No. 23283-Ind/CCCode 710123532 is recorded as 01-01-1958.”
Shah’s pan card CWOPS 7610E also bears the date of birth as 01/01/1958.
The seniority lists issued by the department from time to time suggested that his date of Birth is 01/01/1958. The recent seniority list (NO. HS/Estt/A/8384-46 dated 25-010-2017) issued by the department puts Shah at serial number 8 in the seniority list with date of birth 01-01-1958.

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