Ranjan Gogoi, J.

1. Heard Mr. M. Singh, learned counsel for the writ petitioner and Mr. T. C. Chutia, learned counsel appearing for the Board of Secondary Education, Assam,

2. The writ petitioner joined service in the Gunaviram Baruah L. P. School, Nagaon as an Assistant Teacher in the year 1982. At the time of his entry into service, the date of birth of the petitioner was recorded as 1.1.1949. The aforesaid date of birth of the petitioner was recorded on the basis of his Matriculation Certificate. Contending that the date of his birth had been wrongly recorded in the Matriculation Certificate and further asserting that the correct date of birth, of the petitioner is 13.10.1955, the petitioner claims that he had filed an application before the Board on 1.3.1974 for necessary correction of the date of birth. According to the petitioner, the said application dated 1.3.1974 not having been responded to by the Board, another application to the same effect was filed by him on 4.4.1983. Both the applications dated 1.3.1974 and 4.4.1983 have been enclosed to the writ petition. Thereafter, in the year 1999, the Principal of the School, where the petitioner had studied and from which