- (1.) CHALLENGE in this writ application is to the letter dated 31.08.2007 (Annexure -4), whereby the petitioner was communicated that he would superannuate from his service with effect from 29.02.2008.
(2.) PETITIONER 's case in brief is that he entered in the services of the Respondents in the Department of Mining as Face Worker on 06.03.1973. At the time of his appointment, an Identity - card was issued to him by then Management of I.I.S.C.O. During his service tenure, he was granted promotions from time to time and on each occasion, he was required to submit the certificates in support of his educational qualifications for verification. By letter dated 08.10.1998, issued by the concerned Department of the Respondents, he was informed that his date of birth as per entry in his service records was recorded as 27.02.1948 and if he had any objections and wanted the entry to be corrected, then he should produce the relevant documents for corrections, if any.
(3.) IN response, he submitted his letter of protest, dated 28.10.1998, stating that his actual date of birth as per the relevant documents is 04.07.1952. He enclosed the matriculation Certificate/mark - sheet/cross -list in support of his claim.;