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2025 DAILYLAW 11716 (JK)

ARIZOO WANI (MINOR) THROUGH HER FATHER v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. (EXTERNAL AFFAIRS)

WP(C)/2857/2025 · 2025-11-18

Rajesh Sekhri

Writ Petition (Civil)body2025

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Serial No. 111 Supp. List IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) 2857/2025 CM(7546/2025 ARIZOO WANI ….. Applicant/Petitioner(s) Through: - Mr. Syed Sajad Gilani, Advocate. V/s UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND ORS ….. Respondent(s) Through:- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE (ORDER) 18.11.2025. The short grievance projected by the petitioner, in the present petition, is that she applied for reissuance of passport, on the basis of Date of Birth Certificate, issued by The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education, however, respondent No. 3-Executive Officer, Municipal Committee, Anantnag, has failed to correct her date of birth in the Municipal records and respondent No. 3, i.e., Regional Passport Officer, refused to reissue passport in her favour. Having regard to the limited nature of controversy, the present petition is admitted to hearing and disposed of at its threshold with a direction to respondent No. 3 to consider the correction of Date of Birth of the petitioner in the Municipal records after, proper verification, as per law and respondent No. 2 shall reissue passport of the petitioner on the basis of the said certificate. Disposed of. (Rajesh Sekhri) Judge SRINAGAR 18.11.2025. “Abdul Rashid”