IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 3323 of 2000 BETWEEN: Prof N. Venkat Rao, S/o. N. Laxmikanth Rao, Osmania University , Hyderabad - 500 007. ..... PETITIONER AND Osmania University, Rep. by it's Registrar, Hyderabad- 500 007. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue any writ, order or direction, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus and by declaring the impugned proceedings No.704/416/1972/Adm.I-I dt.27-2-1999 as arbitrary, illegal and consequently direct the respondent University to alter my date of birth entry in service records from 20-7-1943 to 20-7-1945 in the light of the proceedings No.49/D16-1/96 dt.31-7-1996 of the Secretary to the Commissioner for Government Exams, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, and give effect to it forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner : DR.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent : MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following : ORDER : In this writ petition, the petitioner has questioned the Proceedings dated 27th February 1999, issued by the Osmania University, rejecting his claim for correction of date of birth in the Service Records as 20.07.1945 instead of 20.07.1943. 2. It is not in dispute that the petitioner has entered into the service of the respondent-University in the year 1971. His date of birth was correctly entered in his service record as 20th July 1943, as was recorded in his HSC Certificate and other documents produced by him. But however, on the ground that there was a clerical mistake in entering his date of birth and he got it corrected in his school records, the petitioner has requested through his letter dated 1st February 1999, for correction of date of birth in the service records as 20th July 1945. The said request is rejected by the impugned proceedings. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for petitioner that there was a clerical mistake occurred while entering his date of birth in the school records. But however, it is to be noticed that at the time of entering into service, the date of birth of petitioner was recorded as 20th July 1943, basing on the entries made in his HSC certificate. Though he has entered into service in the year 1971, he did not make any effort for correction of his date of birth till 1991. Even at the time of filing of the writ petition, he was 55 years of age and it is stated that the petitioner has already retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation. It is now fairly well settled that the date of birth as entered in the service record, cannot be altered at the fag end of service. So far as this case is concerned, the petitioner has already retired from service and initial entries are made in the service records as per the documents submitted by the petitioner. In that view of the matter, I do not find any illegality in rejecting the request of the petitioner for alteration of his date of birth. 4. The writ petition is devoid of merit and it is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 25th November 2008 ajr