IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 750 OF 2009 (SS) Munesh Devi …..Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. ..Respondents. Mr. Manish Arora, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for State of Uttarakhand. 7th November, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Heard Mr. Manish Arora, Advocate for petitioner and Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for State of Uttarakhand. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for the following relief: “i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to recalculate the age of the petitioner after appointing a penal of doctors failing which the petitioner shall suffer irreparable loss and injury. ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 3 not to retire the petitioner on the basis of wrong age shown in the C.M.O. certificate and further direct to retire the petitioner only on the basis of the correct age after examining. iii) Pass any other and further order as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. 2 iv) Award the cost of writ petition to the petitioner.” Facts of the case are that the petitioner’s husband was working as Store-mate in a Cane Society and consequently, he died in harness on 09.01.2000. The petitioner is given an appointment, however, at the time of appointment, since the petitioner was illiterate, she had no education certificate to prove her age and she was medically examined in order to determine her age. The matter pertains to the date of birth of the petitioner. The petitioner is directed to file an affidavit within three days showing the age of her husband at the time of his death and the age of her son and daughter as the case might be. Put up this matter on 11th November, 2009 in the daily cause list. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 7.11.2009 Rathour