Janaarthanann Te v. The Regional Passport Officer

O R D E R The petitioner is before this Court seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to correct the date of birth in the petitioner's passport as 05.07.1965 instead of 25.04.1965 and also to correct the petitioner's name as "T.E. Janaarthanann".

¶2Mr. P. Murugesan, learned counsel appearing for the respondent, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner is an MBA graduate and that any request for correction of date of birth can be considered only upon production of relevant educational records.

¶3The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, has issued guidelines/circulars prescribing the documents that may be produced for issuance or correction of passport particulars. As per the said guidelines, documents such as Aadhaar Card, Elector's Photo Identity Card (EPIC), Service Identity Card issued by the State or Central Government, Birth Certificate issued under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, and other specified documents can be relied upon.

¶4In the present case, the petitioner has produced copies of the Aadhaar Card and PAN Card, which indicate the petitioner's date of birth as 05.07.1965. The said documents are recognized identity documents and form part of the acceptable proof for establishing date of birth.

¶5In view of the above, this Court is of the opinion that the respondents are bound to consider the petitioner's request for correction of date of birth on the basis of the documents produced, subject to verification in accordance with law.

¶6Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the first respondent to consider the petitioner's request and re-issue the passport by correcting the date of birth as 05.07.1965 instead of 25.04.1965 in Passport No. M210794213524, dated 19.06.2014, subject to the petitioner satisfying all other requirements.

¶7The above exercise shall be completed within a period of four

(4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

¶8Liberty is granted to the petitioner to submit a fresh application for correction of name in the passport, in the manner known to law.

¶9No costs.

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HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J.

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23.03.2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.03.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR T.E.Janaarthanann ... Petitioner vs. 1.The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Bharathi Ula Veethi, Race Course Road, Madurai - 625 002. 2.The Regional Passport Officer, Passport Seva Kendra, Mukesh Towers, No.13, South Bypass Road, Xavier Colony, Tirunelveli - 627 005. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the 1st respondent to reissue the passport to the petitioner by mentioning the correct date of birth as 05.07.1965, instead of 25.04.1965, and the petitioner's correct name as T.E.Janaarthanann instead of E.Janardhanann within a stipulated period as fixed by this Court. For Petitioner :Mr.K.Rajeswaran For Respondents :Mr.P.Murugesan *****