Union Of India vs Harnam Singh on 9 February, 1993
In Union of
India v. Harnam Singh, (1993) 2 SCC 162, the Hon'ble
Supreme Court held that belated claims for correction of date
of birth, particularly when raised at the fag end of service, are
liable to be rejected. DoP&T vide O.M. dated 16.12.2014 has
reiterated the instructions regarding alteration of date of
birth of Government Servants, which stipulate that changes,
if any, need to be sanctioned by Ministry or Departments of
Central Government.