https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=243437 Correction of date of birth in service records must be sought within the prescribed time under the applicable service rules, and the recorded date of birth continues to govern superannuation unless lawfully altered. A belated request made near retirement was rejected because the evidence produced, including horoscope-based material, did not amount to unimpeachable proof of the claimed date of birth. The settled position requires strict proof for alteration of service particulars and discourages stale claims. The refusal to change the service record was therefore upheld. en-us Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 11:12:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=243437 Correction of date of birth in service records must be sought within the prescribed time under the applicable service rules, and the recorded date of birth continues to govern superannuation unless lawfully altered. A belated request made near retirement was rejected because the evidence produced, including horoscope-based material, did not amount to unimpeachable proof of the claimed date of birth. The settled position requires strict proof for alteration of service particulars and discourages stale claims. The refusal to change the service record was therefore upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=243437