CWP(T) No. 4458/2008 (OA 1353/1997 21.4.2009 Present: Mr. B. S. Ranjan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shashi Shirshoo, Advocate, for the respondents. The petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs: “1. Direct the respondent not to retire the applicant till 2004 in view of his correct date of birth being 1944. 2. Direct the respondent to regularise the applicant when he fall due retrospectively. 3. Direct the respondent to release wages to the applicant from the date of his wrongful superannuation till he resumes his job again. 4. Direct the respondent to pay interest @ 18% on the wages which becomes due to him for the period he was wrongfully made to be absent. 5. Direct the respondent to pay compensation on account of his accident which the applicant met with while on duty. 6. Direct the respondent to quash the Annexure PA i.e. superannuation order dated 26.11.1996. 7. Direct the respondent to pay compensation of Rs. 1,00,000/- on account of mental torture and harassment meted out to him. 8. Any other relief which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case may kindly be granted in favour of the applicant. 9. The cost of the application may also be awarded in favour of the applicant and against the respondent. 10. The applicant may be given pension in terms of his correct date of birth.” The petitioner was engaged as daily waged Beldar. As per the particulars furnished by him the year of his birth was 1936. Accordingly he was to superannuate w.e.f. 30.11.1996. It was only in the year 1996 that the petitioner apprised the respondent -2- that his year of birth was 1944 and not 1936. It is settled position of law that for the correction of age/date of birth employee has to take remedial steps at the earliest and not at the fag end of his service career. The State of Himachal Pradesh has also issued instructions prescribing time limit of two years for taking such remedial measures. Not much reliance can be placed on the birth certificate (Annexure P-C) for the simple reason that it does not bear the date of Registration recording the date of birth. For the aforesaid reasons the present petition being devoid of merit is dismissed. (Sanjay Karol), Judge. April 21, 2009 (PK)