(1.) Heard Sri K.Asad Ahamed, learned counsel representing M.S.P.Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri R.S.Manidhar Pingali, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I representing the learned Government Pleader for Finance and Planning for respondents 1 to 3.
(2.) The petitioner is the applicant in O.A.No.4525 of 2005 before the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad (in short the Tribunal).
(3.) The petitioner entered into service initially as Junior Assistant in the year 1978, consequent to the selection by the competent authority. He was promoted as Senior Assistant in December-2002. In the service Register, his date of birth was recorded as 4/3/1948, based on the school certificate (Ex.P15), furnished by the petitioner.