( 1 ) THE writ petition raises the issue of the right of the petitioner to get her date of birth altered after initiating proceedings under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act ).

( 2 ) THE date of birth of the petitioner with the respondent, Central Board of Secondary Education is 20. 9. 1988 while as per the school admission form it is 19. 9. 1988. The petitioner claims that her actual date of birth is 4. 7. 1987 and thus applied for the issuance of a certificate by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi under Sections 12 and 17 of the said Act. The petitioner claims that due to the aforesaid mistake, the petitioner was unable to apply for the medical entrance examination because the requisite age qualification for admission to the medical colleges is 17 years. The petitioner requested for the correction of her date of birth vide letter dated 4. 9. 2003 to her school and letter dated 15. 10. 2003 to the Regional Officer of the respondent. However, the request of the petitioner was rejected vide letter dated 12. 11. 2003 by the respondent in the aforesaid terms:

"with reference to your letter dated 10-11-2003 on th