ORDER :

1. Heard Sri W.B. Srinivas, the learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned counsel for the Respondents.

2. The petitioner filed this writ petition to issue a writ, order or direction and more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the advance Intimation of Retirement in No. RG-3/OC/MGR/P-012/4631. dated 01.11.2013 as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction, contrary to the record, and set aside the same and also consequently direct the direct the respondents to continue the petitioner in service till he attains the age of superannuation based on his date of birth as 10.05.1959.

3. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is as follows:

(a) The petitioner joined service in the respondent company as a Badili Filler in 1978 and promoted to the post of Coal Filler in 1980 and again promoted to the post of Timberman in 1986.

(b) Initially, the date of birth of the petitioner was recorded as 21.11.1954 and there was no requirement to submit any certificate with regard to noting date of birth in the official records.

(c) The petitioner studied in Government High School (Boys) Jammikunta and passed 7th class. The petitioner appeared SSC as a private ca