1. The prayer in the Writ Petition is to call for the records relating to the order of the third respondent in Proceedings in Na.Ka.No.16670/2000/Pa.I dated 211. 2000, quash the same and for a consequential direction on the respondents to alter the date of birth of the petitioner from 11. 1948 to 19. 1948.

2. According to the petitioner, at the time of filing of the Writ Petition, he was working as a Special Grade Forest Ranger at Coimbatore. He claims that his original date of birth is 19. 1948 and on that basis, he would retire from service on 30.9.2006. Since the petitioners parents wanted to admit the petitioner in a school at an early date, they had given his date of birth in the School as 11. 1948 and hence the petitioner would retire from service on 31. 2006.

3. It is his case that he entered service in the Forest Department as Forester in December 1973. He applied for alteration of date of birth within five years of his entry into service when he was working in Cuddalore Forest Division. The District Forest Officer, Cuddalore Division, Trichy Circle required certain details and the details were also furnished by him. But his personal file was missing and it could no