Dismissed
Abdul Salam v. Union of India
Kerala HCWP(C)/15454/2004
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In this writ petition, the petitioner sought a mandamus directing the relevant authorities to issue an order for correction of the date of birth on his passport within a time-bound manner. The single judge observed the absence of legal provisions empowering the Magistrate for such direction and dismissed the petition.
What did the court decide?
None. Writ petition dismissed for absence of legal provision empowering the Magistrate to direct passport date correction.