RAJANDEEP SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

121 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-20121-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 15.07.2026 RAJANDEEP SINGH ..Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Supneet Singh, Advocate Mr. Gaurav Salwan, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Arundhati Kulshreshtha, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Ranjit Singh Kalra, Advocate Ms. Apurva Walia, Advocate for respondent-PSEB. SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J. (Oral) 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents No.2 to correct the petitioner's date of birth, as the date of birth of the petitioner is wrongly recorded as 09.10.2007 instead of 20.04.2004 particularly in matriculation certificate. 2. Learned counsel for respondents-PSEB contends that the petitioner has not applied for correction of date of birth in the matriculation certificate as per the record available with the respondents. He has provided a copy of notification envisaging the procedure for correction of date of birth in matriculation certificate to learned counsel for the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel fo