Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:29191 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1849 of 2025 Petitioner :- Pujesh Respondent :- Union Of India And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Yogendra Pal Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Dinesh Varun Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Heard Sri Ramesh Chandra Agrahari, Advocate holding brief of Sri Yogendra Pal Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Dinesh Varun, learned counsel for the respondent. The petitioner was appointed as a sweeper as Class-IV employee in the respondent board on 31.3.1987. The date of birth recorded in the service record was 1.7.1965. The petitioner is scheduled to superannuate on 30.6.2025 as per the entries in the service records. An application made by the petitioner for change in the date of birth in the service records has been declined by the impugned order. The impugned order records that any changes in the date of birth in the service records can be made at the instance of an employee within a period of five years from the date of his appointment. There is an inordinate delay on part of the petitioner in making the application for change of date of birth. The application cannot be entertained in view of the Service Rules. Moreover, it is settled law that application for change of date of birth is not liable to be entertained at the fag end of the career. Ref: Union of Indian Vs. Harnam Singh in Civil Appeal No. 502 of 1993 (arising out of S.L.P. (Civil) No. 11151 of 1992) reported at 1993 0 Supreme (SC) 122. There is no infirmity in the impugned order. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. Order Date :- 3.3.2025 Mohini Digitally signed by :- MOHINI RAI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- MOHINI RAI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad