MOHD. YASEEN Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri Pramod Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Piyush Mishra, learned counsel appearing for the respondents.

(2.) It is pertinent to mention that recently, the High Court of Kerala while hearing the WP No. 9073 of 2015 (Jayakumar Vs UOI & others) has delivered a landmark judgment on the issue of correction/change of entries regarding date/place of birth in the passport. During the course of arguments, the Court has elaborated upon the fact that the details entered in the Passport cannot be lightly interfered with, that too after many years without any sustainable cause and without any explanation as to why initially such a wrong declaration was made and why now a change is sought that too based on a document which was available with the applicant when the original declaration was made.

(3.) The Court, therefore, while dismissing the petition of the applicant petitioner has directed that the authorities would do well to introspect on the observation made herein to make suitable amendments to the circular. It has also been directed that there would be no scope for leaving any liberty on the petitioners to approach a Civil Court too on the reasoning adopted by this Court and the delay occasioned in seeking the correction.