JUDGMENT

Oswal, J. - The order dated 01.09.2020 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal allowing the OA No. 061/0196/2020 titled, Gopal Krishan vs. Union Territory of J&K and others, whereby the petitioners were directed to treat the date of birth of the respondent as 15.09.1968 instead of 15.09.1960 and carry out necessary correction with regard to the date of birth as 15.09.1968 in all relevant documents and service book of the respondent, has been impugned by the petitioners on the ground inter alia that the order impugned has been passed in complete negation of Rules 192 and 193 of the Police Rules, as also in utter disregard of the Article 35-AA(c) of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations, 1956, that prescribes a period of five years for seeking the correction of the date of birth after entering into the service. It is also stated that the respondent all along was having the knowledge of the entries made in his character roll in light of the abovementioned Police Rules and now after a gap of 25 years cannot seek the correction of date of his birth.

2. Objections stand filed by the respondent in which it has been stated that in the Recruit Register maintained in t