Shaikh Nasreen v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court, WP No.4138 of 2026, Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka, order dated 05-03-2026. Petitioner Nasreen Khatder Wali Shaikh sought mandamus against respondent No.2 (Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad / Government of India) to consider her representation dated 05.02.2026 for correction of date of birth to 30.08.1979 in Passport No. U0735401. Court disposed of the petition without expressing opinion on merits, directing respondents to consider the pending representation and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within two weeks, and to communicate the decision; no costs; miscellaneous petitions closed. Statutes referenced: Article 226, Constitution of India; Section 151 CPC.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent authorities to consider the petitioner's pending representation dated 05.02.2026 (seeking correction of her date of birth as 30.08.1979 in Passport No. U0735401) and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order, and to communicate the same to the petitioner; no costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition to stand closed.