INDIRA BANERJEE, J

1. In this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged an order dated 11/11/2016, whereby the candidature of the petitioner for admission to the National Defence Academy has been cancelled on the ground of furnishing incorrect information about the actual date of birth of the petitioner, in his application, and the petitioner has been informed that the petitioner had rendered himself liable for disciplinary action as per Rule 3 (3) of the Examination Notice No. 02/2016 – NBA – 1 dated 02–01–2016.

2. The Union Public Service Commission, being the respondent No. 2 published the said notice dated 02/01/2016, inviting applications inter alia for various posts in the Army wing of the National Defence Academy.

3. Pursuant to the notice, the petitioner applied online and was given the registration ID 11603758247. A copy of the application form has been annexed to the writ petition as Annexure 3. According to the petitioner, at the time of downloading the admit card for the written examination, the petitioner noticed that his date of birth had erroneously been entered as 11th of July 1998 instead of 10th of July 1998. The petitioner duly applied for rectificatio