IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13435 of 2008 Between: Yepuri Ramarao, S/o. Kasi Viswanadham, R/o. Vuyyadana Village, Krusuru Mandal, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Registrar Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Controller of Examination, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not correct the date of the birth of the petitioner in matriculation certificate as illegal arbitrary and opposed to the provisions of Art. 16, 19 and 21 of the constitution of India consequently direct the respondents to issue a fresh matriculation certificate after correct the date of birth of the petitioner forthwith and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.PERI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.M.V.RAJA RAM The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner assailing the action of the respondents in not considering his representation for correction of date of birth in the form of transfer certificate. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents-University. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner appeared for matriculation examination in the year 1996 privately and in the form of application he mentioned his date of birth as 1.3.1966 instead of 1.10.1956. He made an application for correction of his date of birth and his application remained unattended to. Without going into the merits of the case since the application of the petitioner filed before the respondents is stated to be pending, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with the provisions of law. 27th June 2008. (B.Seshasayana Reddy,J) tnb ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RLD} THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.13435 OF 2008 27TH JUNE 2008.