IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.7308 of 2026 Dated: 18.03.2026 Between:

Ms. Dr Uzma Mobina …Petitioner AND The Union of India & another …Respondents

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the action of respondent No.2 in not considering the correction of the petitioner’s date of birth in Passport bearing No.F8562870 from “17.10.1992” to “17.10.1993” as arbitrary, illegal, and violative of the provisions of the Passports Act, 1967, the Rules made thereunder, and Article 19(1)(d) of the Constitution of India, and consequently to direct the respondents to carry out the said correction.

2. Heard Sri Shafath Ahmed Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri G. Kalyan Chakravarthy, learned Standing Counsel for Central Government, for the respondents.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner’s correct date of birth is 17.10.1993, as reflected in her educational certificates, Aadhaar Card, PAN Card, and other official records. However, in the passport issued to her during her minority, her date of birth was erroneously recorded as 17.10.1992 due to a typographic