(-1-) hvn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2142 OF 2007 Shri. Babasha Baliba Masal ... Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra, Mumbai and Ors. ... Respondents Mr. V.S. Deokar and Mr. Laxman Bedekar for Petitioner. Mrs. M.P. Thakur, A.G.P. for R. No. 1. CORAM: F.I. CORAM: F.I. CORAM: F.I. REBELLO REBELLO REBELLO & R.M. SAVANT,JJ. R.M. SAVANT,JJ. R.M. SAVANT,JJ. DATED: MARCH 30, 2007 DATED: MARCH 30, 2007 DATED: MARCH 30, 2007 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . The Petitioner approached this court against the order of Feb. 2007 whereby his application for change of birth date has been rejected. It is the case of the Petitioner that at the time of admission to the school his birth date was wrongly recorded. From the office of the Tahsildar, it will be clear that his correct date is 20.12.1950, The Petitioner accordingly had applied for correction in the year 1977 but that was not accepted. While rejecting the case of the Petitioner, the respondent have relied on Regulation 83(1) of Air India Employees Regulation which sets out that no request for alteration of date of birth should be entertained after five years of the entry into the service. (-2-) Once there be regulation, it will not be possible for us to issue any direction contrary to the regulation. In the light of that, no interference is called for. Petition rejected. (R.M. SAVANT,J.) (R.M. SAVANT,J.) (R.M. SAVANT,J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.)