Narendra Nath Tiwari, J.

1. In this writ application, the petitioner who is an employee of Bokaro Steel Plant, Bokaro, has prayed for a direction to the respondents to release his pensionary benefits which is payable to him from 17.7.2003.

2. The petitioners case is that he had joined the service of the respondents as Grade III worker. At the time of entry in the service, his date of birth was recorded as 18.7.1945 in the Personal Data Form, on the basis of the educational certificate. According to the petitioner, he is covered by the pensionary scheme of the respondents and for that purpose statutory deductions were made from the salary of the petitioner. In the said scheme, the age of superannuation was 58 years and the deductions were to be made accordingly. Subsequently the age of superannuation of the employees of the public sector undertakings was extended to 60 years. Thus, the petitioner continued in service till 2005. However, as per the pensionary scheme, on attaining the age of 58 years on 11.7.2003, the petitioner applied for release of his pensionary benefits and for that purpose he submitted, all the necessary documents. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner,