ORDER :

1. The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been fled challenging the order dated 07th January, 2020, passed by The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai Bench (for short “MAT”). The Petitioner, had fled the Original Application before the Tribunal challenging the order dated 03rd August, 2016 passed by Respondent No. 1, whereby the prayer of the Petitioner to correct his date of birth entered in his service record as 15th December, 1963 to 25th January, 1966, was rejected.

2. Briefly stated the material facts are as under:

The Petitioner joined service as Police Constable on 16th December, 1991. The date of birth in his service record, based upon the date of birth particulars recorded in his Secondary School Certificate Examination held in March-1980 was recorded as 15th December, 1963.

On 27th January, 1999 i.e. within a period of eight years of joining his service, an application was fled by the Petitioner seeking correction of his date of birth. The basis for seeking such a correction was that the date of birth of the Petitioner’s elder brother Ashok Shankarrao Deshpande as also the Petitioner was erroneously recorded as 15th December, 1