(907)-WP-327-26.doc PANCHAL IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 327 OF 2026 Mohammed Wasim Samiullah Khan ...Petitioner Versus The Union of India & Ors. ...Respondents ... Mr. Mohammed Juned Chaudhari, for the Petitioner. Mr. Amogh Singh a/w Mr. Pavan Patil, Mr. Parth Malusare & Mr. Shubham Sharaf, for the Respondent No.1-UoI. Ms. K. H. Mastakar, for the Respondent No.2-BMC. Mr. Rakesh H. Pathak, AGP for the Respondent No.3-State. ... CORAM : MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, CJ. & ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J. DATE : 1st OCTOBER, 2026. P.C.: 1. Heard learned Counsel for the Petitioner, Mr. Chaudhari and Mr. Singh, for Respondent No.1-Union of India. 2. The instant Writ Petition is preferred for a direction to the Respondents to accept and record the Petitioner’s correct particulars of date of birth as 20.10.1984 and place of birth as Mumbai. 1 BALAJI GOVINDRAO PANCHAL Digitally signed by BALAJI GOVINDRAO PANCHAL Date: 2026.10.03 13:58:57 +0530 (907)-WP-327-26.doc 3. At the outset, learned Counsel for the contesting Respondent i.e. Union of India has placed on record the Office Memorandum dated 22nd September, 2016. He submits that there is a detailed procedure provided therein. In case appropriate remedial steps are taken by the Petitioner, the Competent Authority shall certainly process the claim of the Petitioner in accordance with law. 4. We leave it open to the Petitioner to move an appropriate Application addressed to the Competent Authority of the Respondents in the light of the Office Memorandum dated 22nd September, 2026. In case, any such Application is moved within two weeks by the Petitioner, we expect that the Competent Authority shall process the same and decide the same including taking the remedial action, in accordance with law. 5. With the aforesaid directions, Writ Petition is Disposed Of. [ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE] 2