UNION OF INDIA vs HARNAM SINGH

The Supreme Court held that the alteration of the date of birth in a government servant's service record must be based on the matriculation certificate, as per F.R. 56 Note 5(a). The Court established that the respondent's request for correction was valid despite the delay, as the original entry was erroneous and not reflective of the actual date of birth. The Court upheld the Central Administrative Tribunal's decision to direct the correction of the date of birth in the service records.