Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab v. Mohinder Singh

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Reported as [2005] 2 S.C.R. 758
Bench Arijit Pasayat and S.H. Kapadia JJ.
Decided 14 March 2005

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Evidence Act, 1872-Section 32 Clause (5)-Date of birth-Proof of­ Horoscope-Evidentiary value of-Held : Horoscope is a weak piece of evidence to prove age of a person and cannot be relied upon unless its authenticity is proved by cogent evidence-Cannot be given primacy over the school leaving certificate-Service Law. At the time of appointment as Patwari, respondent disclosed his date of birth to be 1.10.34. On a complaint, an enquiry was conducted and it was found that his actual date of birth wa~ 25.11.31. Thereupon, Deputy Commissioner dismissed him from service. He unsuccessfully preferred

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