1Petitioner was working as Senior Auditor in the office of the Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies (Audit), Cherthala. He prays for a writ of mandamus to the first respondent to correct the date of birth of the petitioner in his service book in conformity with Exts. P1 and P6, and also for a writ of certiorari to quash Ext. P8.

2Petitioner commenced his service on 3.4.1984. His actual date of birth is 22.9.1942 (6.2.118 M.E.) evidenced by Ext. P1 certificate of birth issued under S.17 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. On receipt of the above mentioned certificate, he made an application for correction of his school records in conformity with Ext. P1. The said application was initially rejected, since it was time barred, which necessitated filing an application for condonation of delay before the Government. The Government condoned the delay in applying for correction of date of birth in the school records as per R.3 of Chap.6 of the Kerala Education Rules vide G. O. Rt. No 5150/93/G. Edn. dated 7.9.1993, evidenced by Ext. P2. Petitioner again approached the Commissioner for Government Examination for carrying out the necessary correction in the school reco