CWP No.3918 of 2005 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C. W. P. No. 3918 of 2005 Date of Decision: 29 - 9 - 2010 Ramesh Chander ....Petitioner v. State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: Mr.R.K.Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab for the respondents. *** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) In the present writ petition, a prayer has been made that communication dated 17.3.2004, Annexure P8, issued by the Block Primary Education Officer, Dorangla at Behrampur whereby the respondent- Education Department has refused to correct the date of birth of the petitioner in the service record, on the basis of correction made by the Punjab University, Chandigarh in the Matriculation certificate, be quashed. Petitioner was appointed as a JBT teacher on regular basis in a School belonging to the Government of Punjab. At the time of joining of the service, the petitioner had disclosed his date of birth as 1.4.1948. Petitioner had passed Matriculation from the Punjab University in the year 1965. In the Matriculation certificate, the date of birth of the petitioner CWP No.3918 of 2005 [2] recorded is 1.4.1948. In the year 1966, the petitioner submitted an application to the Punjab University praying that his date of birth be corrected from 1.4.1948 to 1.11.1948. The Syndicate of Punjab University, Chandigarh approved the request made by the petitioner and, thus, a correction was carried out in the Matriculation certificate of the petitioner. On the strength of the Matriculation certificate issued, a prayer was made by the petitioner to his employer that necessary correction be made in his service record but his request was turned down. Aggrieved against the same, the present writ petition has been filed. Admittedly, the petitioner had made a request for correction of date of birth in the service record after a lapse of 25 years. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab appearing for the respondents has placed reliance on a judgment of Hon'ble Apex Court in Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh v. Megh Raj Garg and another, 2010(3) RSJ 449 to contend that long silence on the part of the petitioner to approach the employer for correction of the record will dis-entitle him from the relief, even though the Punjab University has corrected the same. I have perused the above-said judgment relied upon by counsel for the State and am of the view that in view of the observations made therein, no relief can be granted to the petitioner. Hence, the present writ petition is dismissed. ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) September 29, 2010. JUDGE RC