JUDGMENT :

N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR, J.

1. Heard Mr. S. Banik, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. T.C. Chutia, learned Counsel along with Mr. D.K. Roy, learned Standing Counsels for the Board of Secondary Education Assam (SEBA) representing the respondents no. 1, 2 & 3.

2. None has appeared for the respondent no. 4.

3. As consented to by the learned counsels appearing for the parties, the present proceeding is taken up for final consideration and disposal.

4. The petitioner, by way of instituting this writ petition has prayed for a direction upon the respondent authorities of the SEBA for effecting a correction in her HSLC records pertaining to the date of birth as recorded therein, basing on the application as submitted by her in the matter on 06.12.2022.

5. The petitioner is working as a Senior Assistant in the Office of the Conservator of Forests, Research and Education Circle, Basistha, Assam and had joined her said services on 03.02.1993. The petitioner while joining her services had relied upon her Admit card issued by the SEBA for the HSLC, Examination 1980. In the said Admit card, the petitioner’s age was recorded as 15 years 7 months and 15 days as on 01.03.1980 and