JUDGMENT

G.S. Sandhawalia, J. - In the present writ petition filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus with the directions to respondent-authority to get the date of birth corrected, as per the authentic proof of his date of birth and to give him due benefit in service of the correct date of birth.

2. In particular the petitioner wants to correct his date of birth from 08.05.1963 to 07.12.1964 in his service book. The same is based on a certificate which has now been issued on 10.12.2020 (Annexure P-1) by the Registrar (Birth & Death). The date of registration of his date of birth is dated 23.12.1964. It is not disputed that the petitioner was appointed as a Maths Master on 02.12.2002 and his date of birth was recorded as 08.05.1963 and by virtue of the same he was due to retire on 31.05.2021, which would be as per prevalent service rules.

3. It is his case that due to illiteracy of his family members, the date of birth was wrongly recorded in his service record and mainly on account of entry as per the matriculation certificate, which continued throughout his service. It is his own case that nearing to