Sheikh Wasim Ahmed v. Union Of India

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 739 of 2020 Sheikh Wasim Ahmed S/o Shri Abdul Shakur Aged About 53 Years R/o Farid Nagar, Bhilai Nagar, Tahsil And District Durg Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Union Of India Through Its Joint Secretary (CPO), CPV Division, Ministry Of External Affairs, Room No. 8, Patiala House, Tilak Marg, New Delhi Pin 110001.

2. The Regional Passport Office Through Regional Passport Office, 1st Floor, Commercial Complex, Sector - 4, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar, Rohinipuram, District Raipur Pin 492010 Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri B.P. Singh, Adv.

For Respondents : Shri Rajkumar Gupta, Asstt. S.G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 25/02/2020 1.

The limited prayer made by the petitioner in the present writ petition is seeking for correction of his date of birth in Passport which inadvertently has been mentioned as "22.05.1964" instead of "22.05.1967"

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Counsel for the respondents submits that since this writ petition is seeking for correction of his date of birth in the Passport, an appropriate remedy would be available to approach the authorities in the Passport Department by producing appropriate documents in respect of correction sought for and the authorities in the department would take necessary steps in accordance with the Rules and Regulations governing the field.

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In the light of the observations made by the Counsel for the respondents, let the petitioner approach the respondent No. 2 or the authorities before whom the petitioner is required to make an

appropriate application for correction in his date of birth. On such application, it is expected that the concerned authorities shall take appropriate decision in accordance with law at the earliest. 4.

Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Jyotijha