MOHAMMED WASIM SAMIULLAH KHANversusTHE UNION OF INDIA THR. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER,

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      PANCHAL

                            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
          Digitally
          signed by
          BALAJI
BALAJI    GOVINDRAO
GOVINDRAO PANCHAL
PANCHAL   Date:
          2026.10.03
          13:58:57
                                    WRIT PETITION NO. 327 OF 2026
          +0530




                       Mohammed Wasim Samiullah Khan                  ...Petitioner
                            Versus
                       The Union of India & Ors.                      ...Respondents
                                                     ...
                       Mr. Mohammed Juned Chaudhari, for the Petitioner.

                       Mr. Amogh Singh a/w Mr. Pavan Patil, Mr. Parth Malusare &
                       Mr. Shubham Sharaf, for the Respondent No.1-UoI.

                       Ms. K. H. Mastakar, for the Respondent No.2-BMC.

                       Mr. Rakesh H. Pathak, AGP for the Respondent No.3-State.
                                                     ...

                                    CORAM : MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, CJ. &
                                            ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.

                                      DATE : 1st OCTOBER, 2026.


                       P.C.:
                       1.        Heard learned Counsel for the Petitioner, Mr.

                       Chaudhari and Mr. Singh, for Respondent No.1-Union of India.

                       2.        The instant Writ Petition is preferred for a direction

                       to the Respondents to accept and record the Petitioner’s

                       correct particulars of date of birth as 20.10.1984 and place of

                       birth as Mumbai.




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3.        At the outset, learned Counsel for the contesting

Respondent i.e. Union of India has placed on record the Office

Memorandum dated 22nd September, 2016. He submits that

there is a detailed procedure provided therein. In case

appropriate remedial steps are taken by the Petitioner, the

Competent Authority shall certainly process the claim of the

Petitioner in accordance with law.

4.        We leave it open to the Petitioner to move an

appropriate Application addressed to the Competent Authority

of the Respondents in the light of the Office Memorandum

dated 22nd September, 2026. In case, any such Application is

moved within two weeks by the Petitioner, we expect that the

Competent Authority shall process the same and decide the

same including taking the remedial action, in accordance with

law.

5.        With the aforesaid directions, Writ Petition is

Disposed Of.




[ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.]                     [CHIEF JUSTICE]




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