1. The relief sought for in this writ petition is to direct the respondents to consider the claim of the writ petitioner for alteration of date of birth in the Service Records of the writ petitioner based on the Birth Certificate issued by the Revenue Department on 07.08.2002, in accordance with the provisions of the University Statute, with consequential benefits.

2. The learned counsel for the writ petitioner made a submission that the writ petitioner is qualified with M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D., and Post Doctorate in Tamil. The writ petitioner was appointed as Lecturer in the Department of Tamil, in the Institute of Correspondence Education, now named as Institute of Distance Education in University of Madras, as per the order of the first respondent dated 21.01.2000. Subsequently, the petitioner was promoted to the post of Senior Lecturer in Career Advancement Scheme by following the UGC Guidelines and the Government Orders with effect from 21.12.2004. Further, the petitioner was promoted to the post of Associate Professor on 21.12.2012.

3. The writ petitioner claims that she is the fourth child to her parents and her date of birth is 23.09.1961. However, at the time of getting