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 tha