THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.30404 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner joined the service of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, as Khalasi of S-I Grade on 18.08.1983. In his application, he mentioned his age as 32 years, as on 25.12.1982, and in proof thereof, he filed a certificate issued by the Medical Officer, Government Dispensary, Pedaggantyada, Visakhapatnam. That age was entered in the service records. The 1st respondent issued proceedings dated 29.11.2010 informing the petitioner that he would retire from the service on 31.12.2010, on attaining the age of superannuation. The petitioner submitted a representation, dated 04.09.2009, stating that he was subjected to medical examination by them, when he joined service and the Civil Surgeon of King George Hospital, to whom he was referred, certified his age as 28 years. Placing reliance upon certain clauses in a memorandum of understanding/settlement, he submits that the age that is ascertained by the 1st respondent must be treated as the basis. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The petitioner did not enclose any certificates of educational qualifications containing his date of birth, when he joined the service. It is not in dispute that he mentioned his age as 32 years, and in proof thereof, he filed a certificate issued by a Medical Officer of Government Dispensary. It is no doubt true that after selecting the petitioner, the respondents sent him to a Medical Officer for ascertaining the age, in the limited context of verifying the genuinity of the claim of the petitioner as to age. Since it emerged that the age certified in such a medical examination was less than the one mentioned by the petitioner, they ignored it. In all the service records, the age of the petitioner, as mentioned by him in the application, was entered. He did not feel any grievance for the past several decades. At the fag end of his service, he came forward with a plea that a different age be entered. His representation cannot be taken into account, when he is about to retire from service. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. However, if any proceedings are pending before any statutory authorities, it shall be open to the petitioner to pursue the same and they shall be decided on their own merits, uninfluenced by any observations made hereunder. There shall be no order as costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.06.12.2010. GJ