IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST JULY 2010 / 30TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 22809 of 2010(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.SASIDHARAN PILLAI, SUB-REGISTRAR, SRO, PATHANAPURAM, RESIDING AT KALACHAZHIKATHU VEEDU, KOTTAKKAKOM, PERINAD P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.SHABU SREEDHARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT TAXES (E) DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGISTRATION INSPECTOR GENERAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. MR.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.22809 of 2010 (A) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 21st day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T Challenge in the writ petition is against Ext.P8 order. By this order, the request made by the petitioner for correction of his date of birth in the service book has been rejected. 2. Request for correction of date of birth in the service book is permissible, only in terms of Ext.P1 GO(P) No.45/91/P&ARD dated 30/12/1991. This Government Order provides that the application for correction of date of birth shall be made within five years of one's entry into service, and that in the case of those who have already crossed the five year limit, one year period from the date of the order shall be granted, provided they apply within two years, preceding their retirement. 3. The reason for rejection of the application stated in Ext.P8 is that the request of the petitioner for correction of date of birth was not in compliance with the provisions of Ext.P1 Government Order. The petitioner also does not have a case otherwise. If that be so, the rejection of the request made by the petitioner as per Ext.P8 cannot be faulted. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg