Raj Kuamr v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Ministry of External Affairs New Delhi and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), WRIT - C No. 778 of 2026, Raj Kuamr v. Union of India thru Secy. Ministry of External Affairs and 3 others; coram Shekhar B. Saraf and Manjive Shukla, JJ.; decided February 9, 2026; petition disposed of with directions to decide petitioner's application dated 19.12.2025 for date-of-birth correction before Registrar, Birth and Death registration (Respondent No. 4) within two weeks, and for Regional Passport Office to act in accordance with law thereafter. No statutes or cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued: (i) the authority concerned to decide the petitioner's application dated 19.12.2025 for correction of date of birth (pending before Respondent No. 4, Registrar, Birth and Death registration) within two weeks; (ii) the petitioner to place the corrected record before the Regional Passport Officer; (iii) the Regional Passport Office thereafter to act in accordance with law.