Army chief General V K Singh's contention before the Supreme Court on his age has the backing of at least four former chief justices of India and a former solicitor general. Of the four retired CJIs, at least two have raised questions about the attorney general's opinion in the case, which led the defence ministry to dismiss Gen Singh's stand that his date of birth is May 10, 1951. Besides the CJIs, former solicitor general Gopal Subramaniam too has given legal opinion to the Army chief saying that the attorney general's opinion was not binding on the government.