ORDER:- The petitioner is a Development Officer in the Life Insurance Corporation of India ('the Corporation'). Before the Corporation was, formed, he was employed in the Hindustan Co-operative Insurance Company Ltd., While joining service, he had given his date of birth as 6-2-1916'. The service records maintained by his employer were forwarded to the Corporation when his services were taken over by the latter. Now, it has been notified that he shall retire on attaining the age of superannuation at 60 years. That date is not far off. It falls on 6-2-1976. The petitioner challenges the said Notification by contending that the Corporation has failed to record his correct date of birth as 15-6-1917.

2. The dispute arose in this way:

By letter dated 14/17-9-1968, the Corporation asked the petitioner to submit the school or college certificate in proof of his age and educational qualification. A reminder was issued on 16-10-1968 to the same effect. Thereafter, the petitioner produced the school certificate in which his date of birth was entered as 15-6-1917. The Corporation did not accept that certificate. It wanted to know the basis upon which the said entry was made in the sch