IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA

WRIT PETITION No.31902 of 2025

28.11.2025

Between:

Fouzia Parveen

…Petitioner

AND

Union of India & another

…Respondents

ORDER:

The petitioner challenges the action of respondent No.2 in issuing the

impugned letter dated 25.09.2025, rejecting her request for correction of her date of birth in Passport No.M5103841 from 02.03.1988 to 02.03.1996, on the ground that such request cannot be entertained after five years from the date of issuance of the initial passport. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to consider her request without reference to the delay and

in the light of earlier orders passed by this Court.

2. Heard Sri Karam Chendu Komireddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. NVR. Rajyalakshmi, learned counsel representing Sri N. Bhujanga Rao, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, for the

respondents.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner’s correct date of birth is 02.03.1996, as reflected in her SSC Marks Memo and other educational records, and that the entry of 02.03.1988 in her initial passport was incorrect. He submits that while app