DEEPAK PANDEY @ DEEPAK KUMAR v. U.O.I. THRU. SECY. MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NEW DELHI AND 6 OTHERS
WRIC/8909/2025 · 2025-09-15
Brij Raj Singh, Sangeeta Chandra
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8909 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J.
HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Varun Pandey, learned counsel appearing for the respondents no.1 to 5.
2. This writ petition has been filed with the following main prayer:-
"(i) Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the opposite parties particularly the opposite party no.4 & 5 to issue new Passport to the petitioner with his correct date of birth i.e. 08.06.1997 taking into consideration the documents submitted by the petitioner alongwith application form."
3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner wishes that a correction be made in the date of birth of the petitioner and instead of date of birth being recorded as 08.06.1992 it should be recorded as 08.06.1997. His application is not being considered by the respondents.
4. Sri Varun Pandey, Advocate has pointed out annexure-6 to the petition which is a letter sent by the Regional Passport Officer to the petitioner pointing out the shortcomings in his application and requesting him to remove such shortcomings before his application can be processed.
5. It is the case of the petitioner that he has made an application through the appropriate authority which is pending as is mentioned in paragraph Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Alok Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I. Deepak Pandey @ Deepak Kumar .....Petitioner(s) U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Home Affairs New Delhi And 6 Others .....Respondent(s)
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6. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to remove the shortcomings as mentioned in the Official Communication dated 04.07.2025 within a period of three weeks and make requisite application to the Regional Passport Officer which shall be considered and decided within a further period of four weeks thereafter. September 15, 2025 Darpan Sharma WRIC No. 8909 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- DARPAN SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench