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ASHOK KUMAR GAUR
Simran Raj @ Salma Nat – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India, Through Secretary Ministry Of External Affairs, Government Of India, New Delhi – Respondent
ORDER :
The present petitioner filed this writ petition initially with a prayer of seeking a direction against the respondents to issue passport to her on the basis of Birth Certificate showing her date of birth as 26.08.1992.
2. The writ petition was amended by the petitioner and therein following prayers have been made:-
(B) By an appropriate writ order or direction direct the respondents to issue passport to the petitioner on the basis of the Birth Certificate bearing No. 08110005440041000003/2018 dated 26/08/1992 forthwith, without any further delay.”
3. The brief facts pleaded in the writ petition are that the petitioner hails from a rural background and erroneously her date of birth was recorded as 26.08.1989 instead of 26.08.1992 in her birth certificate which was issued on 18.12.2009 by Gram Panchayat Sawai Jaisinghpura, Tehsil-Phagi, District-Jaipur (Raj.).
4. The petitioner has pleaded that she was married on 02.07.2014 and in her marriage certificate issued on 11.08.2016, her correct date of birth was mention
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....
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....
A decree of court declaring the correct date of birth serves as substantial proof for correction of personal details in official documents like passports.
Delay in seeking correction of date of birth in a passport cannot be the sole reason for refusal when there is proof of the correct date of birth.
Passport Authorities are authorized to require a Birth Certificate for rectifying a date of birth in a passport, as per applicable Office Memorandum.
The main legal point established is that the authorities must consider genuine claims for correction of date of birth in the passport, especially when supported by official documents and records, and....
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