The appellant again made several representation before various authorities.
The request made in this regard is rejected by the Registrar of Punjab University by informing the appellant, that, the application filed is beyond the time limit prescribed in the regulations of the University.
This representation was answered by respondent number 2, by directing the appellant to get the companyrection of date of birth done in the Matriculation Certificate from the Registrar of Punjab University.
All these authorities had asked appellant to furnish sufficient records evidence to act upon his request made in his representation.
The appellant armed with the said certificate had made a representation before his employer for companyrection of his date of birth in his service record.
The Government of Punjab by its order dated 21.6.1994 amended the Punjab Civil Service Rules and in that had provided, that, employees who are already in the service of Government of Punjab may apply for change of date of birth within a period of 2 years from companying into force of the said Rules before the companypetent authority.
In the said certificate his date of birth was shown as 4.1.1952.
The High Court without going into the merits of the case rejected the petition by its impugned order dated 29.1.2007.
The State Government vide its letter dated 18.12.1995 had rejected the claim of the appellant.
Since the request in the representation did number yield any result, the appellant once again made a detailed representation to respondent No.2 for the same relief.
Not being satisfied with the endorsement so issued, the appellant once again by his representation dated 20.9.1995, made a request before the State Government for companyrection of his date of birth.
In spite of supplying all the information asked, since numberaction was taken, the appellant filed a writ petition before the Punjab High Court praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to make appropriate companyrection of his date of birth in the service records of the appellant.
By the impugned order, the High Court has directed the appellant to approach the civil companyrt for companyrection of his date of birth in the service records.
The facts in brief are the appellant, R. K. Jangra, when he joined service as Additional Design Engineer with respondent No.2 on 11.1.1980, he had produced his Higher Secondary Part I examination certificate dated 19.7.1969 as the proof for his date of birth.
We have heard learned companynsel for the parties.
The request made pursuant to the aforesaid rules, is rejected by the Registrar of Punjab University, by informing the appellant that the application filed by him is beyond the time limit prescribed in the university regulations.
Aggrieved by the said order, appellant is before us by this special leave petition.
L. Dattu,J. Leave granted.
This appeal is directed against the judgment and order passed by the High Court of Judicature at Chandigarh in Civil Writ Petition No.
1333 of 2007 dated 29.1.2007.
The appellant within two years of his joining service, had made an application for change of his date of birth from 4.1.1952 to 3.1.1953 before the Additional District Registrar, Births Deaths, Jalandhar, by stating that his mother was illiterate and she had given the wrong date of birth while seeking his admission in the Primary School.
The Additional Registrar had obliged the appellant by issuing a birth certificate showing the date of birth as 3.1.1953 vide his order dated 19.5.1981.
