( 1 ) THE petitioner, Dr. Brij Mohan Sharma entered the service of the Lucknow University in october, 1933. For some time he worked as Lecturer. Later in 1948 he became a Reader and ultimately a Professor of Political Science in February, 1952. He also entered into an agreement with the University concerning his employment as a teacher of the University. On the 18th of march, 1936, his date of birth was recorded as 27th January, 1900. In 1956 the Executive Council of the University adopted a resolution providing that for the purposes of superannuation the age of a teacher as evidenced by the High School Certificate shall be accepted. According to such a certificate Dr. Sharmas date of birth would be 15th january, 1898, In April, 1957 the Executive Council whose attention had apparently been drawn to the difference in the two dates, the one recorded earlier in 1936,. e. , the 27th January, 1900, and the other as entered in the High School Certificate. e. , the 15th January, 1898, adopted a further resolution providing that the latter date shall be acted upon in the case of the petitioner. At the same time, it further decided that his employment shall continue upto the end