1 WP 8059.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. WRIT PETITION NO. 8059 OF 2011 (Gangadhar Vithal Dighule VS. The State of Maharashtra and ors.) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's Orders Mr. Santosh S. Jadhavar, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. K.M. Suryawanshi, A.G.P. for the respondent­State ... CORAM : B. R. GAVAI AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 17.10.2011 P.C.:­ 1. Heard. 2. By now, it is a settled principle of law that an application for change in entry of date of birth has to be made within the period prescribed by the relevant service rules, or if not so prescribed, within a reasonable period, which has been construed to be a period of three years. 3. The service conditions which regulate the services of the petitioner prescribe that the application has to be made within a period of five (5) years. 2 WP 8059.2011 4. In that view of the matter, no case is made out for interference. Writ Petition rejected. Sd/­ Sd/­ arp [M. T. JOSHI, J. ] [B. R. GAVAI, J.]