JUDGMENT

1. Heard finally with the consent of both the parties. The petitioner has filed the present petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and prays for following reliefs:-

(i) To direct the respondents to re-issue the petitioner's passport within specified time.

(ii) To direct the respondents to consider the E- Birth Certificate which was issued on 25/08/2022 and to reissue petitioner's passport (P-05).

(iii) To direct the respondents to treat the date of birth of the petitioner is 11/07/2005.

(iv) To grant any other relief, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case including cost of the litigation in favour of the petitioner.

2. The brief facts leading to filing of the case are that petitioner had filed an application through her mother for re-issue of her passport on 05.07.2022 bearing Application No. 22-0006160242 and file bearing No. BP1076632388022 before respondent No. 2. Earlier, the Passport No. H4973728 was issued to the petitioner on 28.05.2009 in which her date of birth was mentioned as 21.09.2004. The respondent No. 2 raised an objection that in the old Passport No. H4973728 the different date of birth is m