IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1495 of 2005 Between: T. Vijayakumar … Petitioner AND The Commissioner & Director of School Education, Nampally, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri. K.R. Prabhakar This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1495 of 2005 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not carrying out the alteration of petitioner’s date of birth in his HSLC certificate (MP) as per the birth certificate issued by the District Medical and Health Officer under Sections 12 and 17 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner also sought for a consequential direction to carryout the alteration of his date of birth in his service register in terms of G.O.Ms.No.1263 dated 06.05.1961. At the hearing, Sri K.R. Prabhakr, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that though after dismissal of the suit filed by the petitioner with liberty to approach the competent authority, respondent No.3 called upon the petitioner to submit certain particulars, which the petitioner had submitted, so far no orders have been passed by him. Learned counsel, however, fairly admitted that G.O.Ms.No.1263 dated 06.05.1961 on the basis of which the petitioner is claiming correction of his date of birth provides the maximum period of three years from the date of an employee joining in service within which he can apply for correction of date of birth in the service register. He submitted that the petitioner could not apply for correction of his date of birth within the said three years. Having considered the facts of the case, I am of the view that the petitioner, who failed to apply within three years as stipulated in G.O.Ms.No.1263 dated 06.05.1961, cannot be permitted to raise an issue about his date of birth in the service register at the fag end of his career. In view of this fact and the further fact that the petitioner already retired from service, I am of the view that he is not entitled to any relief in this writ petition. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.1990 of 2005 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 14.07.2008 ES