JUDGMENT :

R. Subbiah, J

(Prayer: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 23.04.2018 passed in W.P. No. 29669 of 2014 on the file of this Court.)

1. The respondents 1 to 3 in W.P.No.29669 of 2014 before the learned Single Judge, are the appellants in this appeal. The first respondent herein has filed the said writ petition before the learned Single Judge to set aside the order passed in G.O.Ms.No.75, Home (Police-2) Department, dated 08.04.1996, issued by the first appellant and the consequential letter bearing reference No.20212/Pol.1A/2005 dated 24.05.2006 issued by the first appellant and for a consequential direction to the respondents in the writ petition to alter his date of birth as 10.10.1962 in his service records. The learned Single Judge allowed the writ petition on 23.04.2018, against which, this writ appeal is filed by the appellants/respondents 1 to 3 in the writ petition.

2. For the purpose of disposal of this appeal, certain facts are required to be considered and they are elucidated hereinbelow.

3. The first respondent/writ petitioner herein joined as Junior Assistant in the Directorate of Motor Vehicle Maintenance Department, Ma