IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 5126 of 2010. [O&M] Date of Decision: 18th January, 2011. Master Gurpreet Singh Petitioner through Mr. Rajeshwar Singh, Advocate Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondents through Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Aseem Aggarwal, Advocate, for respondent No. 6. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 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, who is a minor has approached this Court through his mother for issuance of a Mandamus for the change of his date of birth in the certificate issued by the Education Department, Punjab [Annexure P-2]. He also seeks a direction to the Registrar of Births and Deaths, Gurdaspur–respondent No. 3 to correct his mother's name from 'Kuljit Kaur' to 'Balbir Kaur'. Respondents No. 1 to 3 have filed their reply/affidavit and so has been done by respondent No. 6 also. Learned counsel for the parties have been heard and record perused. It appears from the Birth Certificate [Annexure P-1] that the petitioner was actually born on 18.03.1995 but in the Certificate issued by the District Education Officer [PS], Gurdaspur, the date of birth of the petitioner has been shown to be 17.02.1995. There appears to be some inadvertent mistake while recording the date of birth of the petitioner in the certificate issued by the Education Department. There is some confusion regarding the correct name of the petitioner's mother as well. While in the Birth Certificate relied upon by the petitioner for the purpose of correction of date of birth, his mother's name is 'Kuljit Kaur', the certificate issued by the Education Department shows 'Baljit Kaur' as his mother. As per the averments made in the writ petition, the correct name of his mother is 'Baljit Kaur'. In these circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Registrar, Births and Deaths, Gurdaspur – respondent No. 3 as well as the District Education Officer, Gurdaspur – respondent No. 5 to ascertain and verify the facts regarding the correct date of birth of the petitioner as well as the name of his mother and carry out the necessary corrections in the certificates issued by the respective Authorities, within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Disposed of. Dasti. January 18, 2011. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE