IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6756 of 2025 ========================================================== BHOLABHAI HIRABHAI BAMBHANIA Versus THE COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOLS & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR PRIYANK V PANDYA(10705) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR SUBRAMANIAM IYER(2104) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR ADITYA DAVDA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRZAR S. DESAI Date : 29/01/2026 ORAL ORDER 1. Heard, learned Advocate, Mr. Pandya, for the petitioner and learned AGP, Mr. Davda, for the Respondents. 2. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs; “5. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the petitioner prays that the Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order- (A) Directing the Respondent No.1 and/or Respondent No.2 to decide the application Annexure-F dated 26-12-2005 submitted by the petitioner for carrying out correction of Birth Date in service book of the petitioner and carry out necessary correction in the service book by deleting incorrect birth date (3-4-1971) and incorporating correct birth date (3-4-1978) and communicate the decision of the petitioner are the earliest. p. 1 (B) Any other relief deemed fit to meet the ends of justice may be granted.” 3. As can be seen from the prayers made by the petitioner in this petition, the application dated 26.12.2005 made by him to Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 has remained undecided for almost 20 years and therefore, Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 are directed to decide the application dated 26.12.2005 at the earliest, but, in any case not later than 20th February, 2026, in accordance with law, by passing a reasoned order. 3.1 With the aforesaid directions and observations, this petition stands disposed of. It is clarified that this Court has not opined anything about the correctness of the date of birth of the petitioner. No order as to costs. (NIRZAR S. DESAI,J) UMESH/- p. 2 Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: CHAVDA UMESH(HC00203), Principal pvt Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 29/01/2026 17:49:19