PURNENDU SINGH
Nida Amina Ahmad, daughter of Imtiaz Ahmad @ Farzana Ahmad – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Heard Mr. Amit Shrivastava, learned counsel along with Mr. Arif Daula Siddiqui, learned counsel for the petitioner and Dr. Krishna Nandan Singh, learned Additional Solicitor General assisted by Mr. Ram Tujabh Singh, learned counsel for the Union of India.
2. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for the following reliefs:
Mukarrab & others v. State of U.P. reported in (2017) 2 SCC 210
Radhey Shyam & Anr. Vs. Chhabi Nath & Ors. reported in (2015) 5 SCC 423
Smt. Maneka Gandhi versus Union of India & others reported in AIR 1978 SC 597
Surya Devi Rai vs. Ram Chander Rai
Umesh Chandra v. State of Rajasthan reported in (1982) 2 SCC 202
Waryam Singh and Anr. Vs. Amarnath and Anr. reported in AIR 1954 SC 215
Ashwani Kumar Saxena v. State of M.P. reported in (2012) 9 SCC 750
Birad Mal Singhvi v. Anand Purohit reported in AIR 1988 SC 1796
Brij Mohan Singh v. Priya Brat Narain Sinha and others
Celina Coelho Pereira v. Ulhas Mahabaleshwar Kholkar
Dayachand v. Sahib Singh and anr
Estralla Rubber v. Dass Estate (P) Ltd.
Mrs. Maneka Gandhi Vs. Union of India and Anr. reported in (1978) 1 SCC 248
M/s Garment Craft Vs. Prakash Chand Goel reported in (2022) 4 SCC 181
The court held that the denial of a citizen's right to correct their date of birth in their passport constitutes a violation of fundamental rights, mandating adherence to circulars governing such cor....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the Passport Authority cannot make a roving enquiry on its own and is not competent to decide the veracity of Date of Birth. It emphasized tha....
Exemption for minors in passport date of birth corrections is mandatory, overriding previous limitations or judgments.
Writ petitions may be withdrawn at request of petitioner without decision on merits.
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