IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.7049 of 2010 Date of Decision : April 21, 2010. Ashok Kumar .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.D.Bawa, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondent- authorities regarding correction of his date of birth from 16.6.1952 to 20.6.1954. It is averred that after issuance of the notification dated 21.6.1994 (Annexure P-6) whereby the note below Rule 2.5 of the Punjab Civil Services Rules, Volume-1, Part-I, was amended and the employees who are still in Government Service were permitted to seek correction of dates of their birth within a period of two years, the petitioner availed that opportunity and submitted an application on 28.6.1994 (Annexure P-7) alongwith the supporting material(s). The petitioner, however, alleges that no decision has been C.W.P.No.7049 of 2010 . 2 taken on his application till date, though he again applied on 26.12.2009 (Annexure P-13). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length and in the light of the plea taken by him that he had actually applied on 28.6.1994, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2 to verify the office record and pass an appropriate speaking order on the application of the petitioner in accordance with law/Rules. The needful shall be done within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. This order shall not be construed as a direction to change the date of birth of the petitioner. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. April 21, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE