Erroneous Government order renders a deputy collector 'jobless'

KOCHI: Government orders taking the public for a ride isn't news anymore. However, on Thursday, an erroneous GO rendering a deputy collector in charge of disaster management 'jobless' made news.
As per the order from the office of the revenue principal secretary, deputy collector C C Joseph from Thrissur assumed charge as deputy collector (disaster management) replacing Indira Devi, who 'retired on September 30' as per the records in the office.
Devi came to know about the order only when she received a call from Joseph last week inquiring when he could assume charge. She said the confusion was due to some error in the records at the principal secretary's office about her date of birth. As per the SSLC book and other records, including the service book, Devi's date of birth falls on October 11. But the principal secretary's office record says it's October 1. If the retirement date of an employee is on the first day of a month, s/he should retire on the last day of the previous month. In case the date is any date from the second of a month, the employee should retire only on the last day of that month. As the date of birth of Indira Devi was falsely recorded as October 1, she was expected to retire on September 30.
Devi had sent the certificates, including her SSLC book, to prove her claim that her date of birth is October 11. But the officials at the principal secretary's office apparently hadn't corrected the mistake. She is expecting a government order in her favour soon.
Indira Devi came to know about the order only when she received a call from Joseph last week inquiring when he could assume charge