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Determination of age on entry into State Services.- (1) Every person on appointment as a State servant shall declare his age along with the date of birth, and in support of such declaration shall furnish to the appointing authority documentary evidence, namely, an authenticated, extract from the birth or baptismal register, original horoscope or correspondence contemporaneous with the time of birth, indicating the date and time of birth, an authenticated copy or extract from the entries made in school or college records indicating the date of birth: Provided that where any such document is not available, the reasons for its non- availability shall be furnished along with such other documentary evidence in support of the declaration of the age and date of birth as the appointing authority may require. (2) The appointing authority shall 1[nothwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, decree or order of any court]1 after considering the evidence produced by the State servant and after such enquiry as it deems fit, accept the age and date of birth which in its opinion is satisfactorily established; and shall inform the State servant and shall record or cause to be recorded in the service register or book or any other record of service of the State servant the age and date of birth so accepted: