JUDGMENT :

S. MURALIDHAR, J.

1. The Petitioner is aggrieved by an order dated 9th July, 2018 passed by Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (CAT) dismissing her OA No. 2544/2017, whereby she had challenged a communication dated 8th June, 2017 of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Respondent No. 1 herein, rejecting her request for changing her date of birth from 30th January, 1958 to 31st January, 1960.

2. The Petitioner joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) as a Section Officer on 10th July, 1986 after appearing in the Civil Services Examination, 1984. She joined the Department of Agriculture Cooperation (DoAC), Ministry of Agriculture. Within five years of joining the post, on 22nd January, 1991 the Petitioner applied for a change of date of birth in her service record. She explained that although she was born on 31st January, 1960 in Punjab and her date of birth was so registered in the record of the Chief Registrar Births and Deaths in Punjab, on account of the transferable job of her father, and her having to study in different schools, in one of the schools, due to a clerical mistake her date of birth was mentioned as 30th January, 1958. As a result, t