HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 39291 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Sri Ashutosh Tripathi, learned counsel holding brief of Sri Aditya Prasad Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Rajesh Tripathi, learned counsel for the respondents. 2. By means of the present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for the following relief: "Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding/directing the Respondent No. 2 to correct the Date of Birth in the Aadhar Card No. 5239 6288 2325 of the petitioner as 01.01.2006 in place of 28.04.2010." 3. It is contended by Sri Rajesh Tripathi, learned panel counsel for the respondent that the aadhaar card of the petitioner has already been deactivated. He further submits that there is a standard operating procedure prescribed/ framed under the U.P. Janhit Guarantee Act, 2011 which prescribed for a party seeking such correction to approach the Sub Divisional Magistrate by moving application for necessary correction in the date of birth as Sub Divisional Magistrate is the prescribed authority in the matter. 4. In view of the above, we dispose of this petition with following directions: (i). Petitioner shall immediately apply before the designated authority i.e. Sub-Divisional Officer concerned with supportive documents and affidavit for the change in the date of birth in his Aadhar Card. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishek Kumar Mishra, Aditya Prasad Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Rajesh Tripathi Mohammad Aasim .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) (ii). Upon such application being moved, the designated Prescribed Authority under the notification of 2025 shall proceed to do verification and shall pass final order in the matter within next six weeks' time. (iii). In the event changed date of birth of the petitioner, as desired by the petitioner, stands verified by the designated Prescribed Authority, the petitioner will move before the Registrar General (Births and Deaths) within four weeks to get new date of birth registered by him. (iv). Upon such application being moved, the Registrar (Births and Deaths) would do the needful in the matter within four weeks and then send it to authority concerned for the correction in the Aadhar Card. Additionally, petitioner would also approach the competent authority for correction in the date of birth in the Aadhar Card and the authority concerned will do the needful within next six weeks' time. October 8, 2026 Kuldeep WRIC No. 39291 of 2026 2 (Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad