The 3rd defendant in O.S.No.482/1992 on the file of the Court of District Munsif, Pollachi, who has succeeded in his defence, lost the same in the appeal preferred by the plaintiff in A.s.No.12/1995 on the file of the Court of Subordinate Judge, Udumalpet, is the appellant herein. The plaintiff has filed the suit in O.S.No.482/1992 for declaration that his date of birth is 20.8.1964 and also for consequential mandatory injunction directing the 3rd defendant/appellant herein to correct the date of birth of the plaintiff in his service register as 20.8.1964 in stead of 13. 1963.

2. The averments in the plaint in brief relevant for the purpose of deciding this appeal are as follows:-

2(a) The plaintiff is the second son of his father Ramasamy Gounder and mother Rathinam. The plaintiffs elder brother was born on 111. 1961 and the plaintiffs younger brother was born on 111. 1967. The plaintiff studied in Nachimuthu Polytechnic during 1976-1982. Thereafter he pursued his studies in Institute of Technology at Coimbatore from1982 to 1986 and he became a graduate in engineering.

Thereafter the plaintiff joined in the D3s Corporation as an Assistant Engineer on 4. 1987. In all his