The petitioner is challenging her date of birth, which has been recorded in her service book. The petitioner claims that her date of birth is 17.02.1975. In support of her claim, the petitioner has relied upon Annexure-1, which is a communication, wherein it has been mentioned that the date of birth of the petitioner has been declared by her husband as 17.02.1975, for recording the same in the service book of the husband of the petitioner. She also relies upon a birth certificate.

2. Be it noted that the petitioner has been appointed on compassionate ground on the death of her husband, who died in harness on 14.12.2003. The petitioner was appointed vide Annexure-3, i.e. an offer of appointment dated 18.03.2010. Since the petitioner is non-matric, she was directed to appear before the Medical Board for assessing her age. The report of the Medical Board has been brought on record by the respondents (Annexure-A) as a part of the counter affidavit. Medical Board was constituted by Chief Medical Officer, Head of the Department (Gynecology), Head of the Department (Physician), Head of the Department (Ortho), Head of the Department (Dental), Doctor from Department of Radiology and o