JUDGMENT :

1. By way of this writ-application, which is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the writ-applicant has prayed for the following reliefs :-

"(A) To allow this Petition;

(B) To pass an order 2021 quashing and setting aside the impugned order dated 23.4.2021 issued by the Respondent No.2 herein that has been annexed to this Petition and marked as Annexure-A and declare the same to be illegal and Unconstitutional;

(C) To pass an order directing the Respondent No.2 herein to change the date of birth of the Petitioner from 17.04.1991 to his actual date of birth i.e. 17.04.1992 in all the 3 documents (Class 10 School leaving Certificate, Class 12 School leaving certificate and Class 10 report card) that have been annexed to this Petition and marked as Annexure-B (colly);

(D) To dispense with the affidavit of the Petitioner and the typed copy of all annexures on account of the prevailing pandemic;

(E) Any such other and further relief/s as the nature and circumstances of the case may require;"

2. The brief facts as stated by the writ-applicant for the adjudication of the present writ-application stated thus :-

2.1 The writ-applicant is an IT professional working as a freelancer with different Companies, who hire him as and when such Companies require his services. The writ-applicant holds a diploma in Telecom from the Gujarat Technical University and has worked with Companies like Idea cellular, Wipro Info etc in the past.

2.2 While applying for various competitive exams and while filing in the forms as part of the application process, it was noticed by the writ-applicant that the writ-applicant's date of birth was incorrectly mentioned in his Class 10 and 12 School leaving certificates along with his Class 10 mark-sheet as 17.04.1991' instead of 17.04.1992' which is his actual date of birth.

2.3 On noticed of such anomaly, the writ-applicant approached the Schools that had issued the aforesaid Certificates. The Schools though willing to help him stated that they could not carry out the necessary changes as the authority vested with the respondent No.2.

2.4 The writ-applicant herein approached the respondent No.2. The respondent No.2 informed the writ-applicant that the respondent No.2 has no powers to make the requisite changes and that they would make the changes only if an order is made available from the Court of law. The writ-applicant preferred representation to the respondent No.2 on 17.3.21 which the respondent No.2 declined to decide. The writ-applicant approached this Court by filing Special Civil Application No.5902 of 2021. This Court by order dated 31.3.21 passed in SCA 5902 of 2021 directed the respondent No.2 to decide said representation. The representation dated 17.3.2021 included the Aadhaar card, election card, pan card and passport and also the birth-certificate of the writ-applicant duly issued by the authority which reflect the age of the writ-applicant correctly as 17.4.1992. The respondent no.2 refused to make the necessary changes as requested by the writ-applicant herein and the representation of the writ-applicant 17.3.2021 by communication dated 23.4.2021.

3. Being aggrieved by the impugned communication dated 23.4.2021 rejecting the representation dated 17.3.2021 made by the writ-applicant, the writ-applicant is constrained to approach this Court.

4. Heard Mr. Ronit Joy, the learned advocate appearing for Mr. Subham Jhajharia, the learned advocate for the writ-applicant. Mr. Joy, the learned advocate candidly submitted that the date of birth of the writ-applicant was incorrectly mentioned in the Class 10 and Class 12 School leaving Certificate and the Mark-sheet of Class 10 as 17.4.1991 instead of 17.4.1992 as it was a mistake and the said mistake was not with ulterior motive. The writ-applicant had not committed any anomaly. However, it was a mistake committed by the parents of the writ-applicant while admitting the writ-applicant in the school while filling up the form. The mistake was p