New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS): The Supreme Court Friday questioned the government's decision to reject army chief Gen V.K. Singh's plea that his date of birth be restored to May 10, 1951 from May 10, 1950 and said the entire process was vitiated. The court will now hear the case Feb 10.

An apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha also asked the central government if it was inclined to withdraw its order of Dec 30, 2011, rejecting V.K. Singh's statutory complaint.

The army chief had filed the statutory complaint challenging the July 21, 2011 office memorandum holding that his date of birth was May 10, 1950.

The apex court gave the option of withdrawal of the Dec 30, 2011 order to Attorney General G. Vahanvati after he contended that the complaint filed by the army chief was not maintainable, yet the government decided it on merit.

Thereafter, the court adjourned the hearing till Feb 10 so that the attorney general could take instructions from the central government on the fate of the Dec 30 order.