JUDGMENT :

Dr. B.R. Sarangi, J.

1. The petitioner was initially joined in the State Government in Agriculture Department under the Block Development Officer, Kendrapara-II in the year 1966. Thereafter, he was deputed to Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (hereinafter referred to as “O.U.A.T.”) from 07.12.1967 to discharge the duties and responsibility of Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar, where he was absorbed permanently w.e.f 05.07.1970. The service book of the petitioner was opened by the B.D.O., Kendrapara-II at the time of his first appointment under Government. The date of birth, as had been recorded in the service book by the B.D.O., Kendrapar, was 09.09.1944. While he was working as Senior Research Assistant, his date of birth was corrected as 09.09.1941 taking into consideration the communications made by the Headmaster, Ananta Narayan High School, Narasinghpur vide his letter dated 16.05.2002 and also the Deputy Secretary, Board of Secondary Education, Orissa Cuttack vide letter dated 11.06.2002. Being aggrieved by the correction of date of birth from 09.09.1944 to 09.09.1941, relying upon the correspondences