P.S. Mishra, J.

The petitioner herein has prayed for quashing the order contained in annexure ‘3’, by which his representation for correction of entry of age in the service book has been rejected, and for a mandamus to correct the said entry in accordance with the age recorded in the Matriculation certificate (annexure-2).

2. The petitioner entered into the police establishment of the State of Bihar as a constable on 8.11.1951. In the service book prepared at that time, he was shown to have been born in the year 1927. Since he had not passed the Matriculation examination or any other equivalent examination, in the column for the said purpose he was shown as a non-matriculate. According to the petitioner he had already appeared as a regular student of H.E. High School, Jamorhi in the district of Bhojpur in the matriculation examination conducted by the Patna University in the year 1950. In the admit card of the said examination his date of birth was shown as born an 1.4.1932, The examination was held from 1.2.1950, but he failed to qualify. In the mean while recruitment to the police establishment in the constabulary was made on 8.10.1951. He applied and was selected. After en