1. ' MUSHTAK ALI KAZI (CHAIRMAN).-Appellant a Supervising Tapedar in Khairpur District was retired from Government service on superannuation pension on 31st December, 1980 by order of Deputy Commissioner, Khairpur dated 30th December.
2. 1980. He then preferred an appeal against the order of retirement before the Commissioner, Sukkur Division. It was the case of the appellant that his date of birth was 1st January, 1929 and not 1st January.
3. 1921. That is would accordingly complete 60 years on 31st December 1989.
4. ' The case of the appellant was thoroughly examined by the Commissioner, Sukkur Division who found that interpolations had been made in the date of birth entered in his service book and 1st January, 1921 had been changed to 1st January, 1929. It also transpired that the appellant was appointed as a Teacher in Education Department in the year 1929 under order of the Director; Public Instructions Khairpur S ate dated 7th July 1939. He was then transferred from Education Department and appointed as a Tapedar on 8th April, 1950.
5. ' The service book Photostat copy filed has been examined by us and the interpolation is so crude that it is apparent on the face of the record. Even in the School Leaving Certificate produced by the appellant there is overwriting in the word mentioning the year. It would appear that "twenty-one" has been changed into "twenty-nine". By appearance also the appellant appears to have completed 60 years of age.
6. In any case this Tribunal is not supposed to hold an elaborate enquiry to discover the age of the appellant, in the absence of clear evidence showing his age as claimed by him. Under the Sind Civil Services Rules Manual, Volume 1, rule 171 applicable to non-gazetted servants, no change in the date of birth is to be allowed by the Officers competent to alter the dates in the service books unless an application in that behalf is made by the Government servant concerned within two years of the date on which his service book was opened. If a change in the date of birth is sought after two years, the Government servant has to move the Government with relevant evidence. The Deputy Commissioner and the Commissioner Sukkur could not, therefore, alter the date of birth in the service book at the time of the appellant's retirement. The appellant had made no representation to the Government in this behalf.
7. ' No case is, therefore, made out for interference with the impugned order of the Deputy Commissioner of the appellate order of the Commissioner, passed by them in this behalf. The appeal is accordingly dismissed in limine.