Saroj Bala v. Union Of India And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH



CWP No. 7695 of 2024 Date of Decision:29.04.2024 Saroj Bala ....Petitioner vs.

Union of India and another ....Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL

Present:

Mr. Mohit Saini, Advocate for Mr. Kushagra Beniwal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Amit Sharma, Senior Panel Counsel for the Union of India *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL) 1.

The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondents to re-issue her passport.

2.

Mr. Mohit Saini, Advocate, inter alia contends that actual date of birth of petitioner is 10.04.1963 whereas in her earlier passport it was wrongly recorded as 15.10.1965. All the documents of the petitioner are disclosing her date of birth as 10.04.1963. There is mismatch of date of birth in the passport vis-a-vis other documents. She has applied for reissuance of passport with correct date of birth, however, respondents till date has not issued passport.

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3.

Mr. Amit Sahrma, Senior Panel Counsel, submits that application of the petitioner stands closed. If she files fresh application, it would be disposed of, in accordance with law. 4.

Faced with this, counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner shall file fresh application seeking passport, however, passport authority may be directed to decide his application expeditiously. 5.

In the wake of statement of both sides, the petition stands disposed of.

(JAGMOHAN BANSAL) JUDGE 29.04.2024 paramjit Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes Whether reportable:

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