1. The petitioner has approached this Court to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to correct his date of birth in his Service Record as 210. 1942 instead of 27. 1940, as per the extract of Birth Register and in accordance with the procedure stipulated under Chapter IX and Chapter XXIV of the calendar of the respondent University.

2. Thecase of the petitioner is briefly stated hereunder:

According to him, he was appointed as a Professor of the respondent University on 12. 1986. His date of birth has been entered in the Service Record as 27. 1940, on the basis of S.S.L.C. book. He obtained an extract of Birth Register from the Sub Registrar, Dharapuram on 2. 1977. He found that his correct date of birth was 210. 1942 and his parents had furnished his date of birth as 27. 1940, by mistake. The entry in the Birth Register was that, “male child” born to his parents on 210. 1942. The name of the child was given. Hence, he filed O.S.No.660 of 1980 on the file of District Munsif, Dharapuram praying for a general declaration that he is the only son of his parents and to correct his date of birth as 210. 1942. The learned District Munsif, Dharapuram granted a decla