Md. Majid Khan @ Majid Khan v. Union of India Thru. Secy. External Affairs Ministry New Delhi and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (WRIT - C No. 2112 of 2026), High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 5, decided 09.03.2026 by Alok Mathur, J. and Amitabh Kumar Rai, J. Petitioner Md. Majid Khan @ Majid Khan seeks a direction to the Regional Passport Officer to change his name and date of birth in his passport, against Union of India (Ministry of External Affairs) and another. Interim order: Union of India (counsel S.B. Pandey) granted one week to apprise the Court of the applicable procedure; next listing 17.03.2026. No final adjudication, no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim direction only: learned counsel for the Union of India granted one week's time to seek instructions and inform the Court of the procedure to be adopted by the petitioner for change of name and date of birth in the passport; matter to be listed on 17.03.2026 in top ten cases of the cause list.