JUDGMENT :

1. The petitioner has filed the instant writ petition seeking a direction upon the respondents to correct his date of birth from 12.06.1957 to 20.02.1962.

2. According to the petitioner, he was appointed as a Handling Labour by the Food Corporation of India on 01.01.1994. It is averred that the petitioner is a rustic villager from Gujjar Community and as such, he did not know his actual date of birth at the time when he was engaged as a Handling Labour. His form is stated to have been filled up by his friend, wherein his date of birth was shown as 12.06.1957 but no age proof was demanded by the respondents, nor was produced by the petitioner at that time. It has been submitted that recently, a list of employees was displayed by the respondents, in which the petitioner found his date of birth reflected as 12.06.1957. Thereafter, the petitioner obtained school leaving from Govt. Middle School, Barmeeni, which reflects his date of birth as 20.02.1962. It is averred that a Committee of officers was appointed by the respondents to examine the authenticity of the said certificate and the Committee reported that the said certificate is genuine. In spite of this, the respondents h