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3 Undisputedly, respondent No. 3 Deputy Director Higher Education Mandi issued a letter dated 24.8.2020 (Annexure P-2), in furtherance of direction dated 13.8.2020 issued by the Director of Higher Education for submitting date of birth record, by employees having qualification less than matric, for comparison with Parivar Register as well as service record by taking into consideration after comparing with their younger and elder brothers and sisters, if any.

4 In response to aforesaid communication, petitioner obtained the copy of Parivar Register from concerned Gram Panchayat wherein against the name of petitioner it was found to have been mentioned that her age on 11.2.1968 was two years, meaning thereby that she was born on 11.2.1966.

5 Petitioner submitted the aforesaid copy of Parivar Register to respondent No.3, but respondent No.3 did not correct her date of birth despite filing an affidavit sworn by her, stating therein that her date of birth was 11.2.1966 but not 28.10.1964. For omission on the part of respondents to correct the date of birth of .

petitioner, petitioner submitted a representation dated 23.10.2020, Annexure P-4, to respondent No.3 Deputy Director for rectifying her date of birth.

13 Copy of Parivar Register, placed on record, which has also been submitted to the department for correction of date of birth depicts that there is entry in it stating that petitioner was two years old on 11.2.1968 but it does not depict exact date of birth of petitioner. Who made this entry and on what basis this entry was made and when it was made is not clear. It appears that this entry has been made on the basis of speculation or assumption. It appears that entry of petitioner as well as her younger brother was .

made on one and same day, i.e. on 11.2.1968, but not on the basis of exact information. Whereas, another document, i.e. School Leaving, which has also been submitted by petitioner herself to the department, speaks about exact date of birth of petitioner and said date of birth was reflected in service record as well as regularization order of petitioner. In the petition, it has been claimed that earlier the date of birth was recorded in service record or at the time of her appointment as part time Water Carrier on the basis of information supplied by her father but it does not appear to be correct as date of birth of petitioner has been recorded on the basis of School Leaving Certificate submitted by her in the department. School Leaving Certificate is depicting exact date of birth, whereas entries in Parivar Register with respect to date of birth are vague and uncertain in nature.