NEW DELHI: Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh Friday withdrew his age row case against the country’s central government in the Supreme Court, prompting the highest judiciary to dispose off the petition, Indian media reported.

There is now speculation that the Army chief may resign.

There are two sets of dates of General Singh’s birth in government records -- one says it’s May 1951 while the other says it’s May 1950. The Army chief had moved the court so that the government accepts his date of birth as May 1951.

But, earlier in the day, while hearing the case, the Supreme Court upheld the central government’s decision on his age, and said General Singh’s can’t resile on his commitment accepting the date of birth as May 10, 1950, which forced the head of the 1.13 million strong Army to withdraw his petition.

The court, however, observed that General Singh’s honesty and integrity was beyond doubt, saying it wanted to ensure he " continues to work" as Army chief as he has been doing.

"We want to ensure that General Singh continues to work as Army Chief as he has been doing," the apex court said while maintaining that the decision of government on General Singh’s date of birth would continue to be there.

General Singh will now have to retire on May 31.