G.S. Sandhawalia, J.

1. Petitioner seeks the correction of the date of birth as per the birth certificate dated 13.11.1997 (Annexure P/1) wherein, his date of birth has been depicted as 10.11.1997. It is pertinent to mention that the said certificate was registered on 12.11.1997 in which there is an entry that Pritpal Singh and Monica had registered the birth of a male child. The registration date is of utmost important in the present case since the same was within two days of the date of birth. It has been held time and again by the Apex Court that evidentiary value of the certificate issued by the Registrar (Birth and Death) is of much evidentiary value and the said certificate cannot be brushed aside lightly. Reliance can be placed upon the observation made in Narinder Kaur Vs. Punjab and Haryana High Court and others, 2011 (2) SCR 534. The relevant part reads as under :-

“7. The main reason assigned by the High Court for dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellant is that the appellant had failed to show satisfactorily that she had not taken any advantage of the recorded date of birth. It was further held by the High Court that the appellant belonged to a mature