Delhi High Court
W.P.(C)/2418/2026 of VISHAL Vs UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA & ANR. on 23 September 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010065832026 + W.P.(C) 2418/2026 VISHAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Dheeraj Pandey, Adv. through V.C. versus UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Syed Abdul Haseeb, CGSC, Ms. Nasreen Khatoon, G.P. &
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CNR No. DLHC010065832026
+
W.P.(C) 2418/2026
VISHAL
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Dheeraj Pandey, Adv.
through V.C.
versus
UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA &
ANR.
.....Respondents
Through:
Mr.
Syed
Abdul
Haseeb,
CGSC, Ms. Nasreen Khatoon,
G.P. & Mr. Muhammad Aamir
Khan, Adv. for R-1.
Mr. Roshan Lal Goel, Adv.
through V.C. for MCD.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN
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1. Present petition was filed seeking the following prayers : “a) Issue a writ of mandamus directing Respondent No. 1 to forthwith correct the Date of Birth of the Petitioner in Aadhaar records as 03.10.2007, in accordance with the statutory Birth Certificate issued by Respondent No.2/MCD;
b) Direct Respondent No. 1 to issue a corrected Aadhaar Card to the Petitioner within a time-bound period;
c) Direct the Respondent No. 2 to produce date of birth certificate of the Petitioner before the Hon'ble Court.”
2. Despite opportunities, no reply has been filed by Respondent No. 1. However, considering the short issue involved in the present case, this Court does not consider it appropriate to keep the petition pending awaiting the reply by Respondent No. 1. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 24/09/2026 at 11:32:57
3. It is the case of the petitioner that wrong date of birth was mentioned in the Aadhaar Card as 03.10.2009, whereas the actual date of birth is 03.10.2007.
4. Pursuant to the notice, the MCD has filed an affidavit bringing on record the birth certificate, which clearly indicates the date of birth of petitioner i.e. 03.10.2007.
5. In view of the above, the present petition is allowed.
6. The respondents are directed to correct the date of birth and issue a fresh Aadhaar Card to the petitioner, by mentioning the correct date of birth as provided in the birth certificate, within a period of four weeks.
7. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. AMIT MAHAJAN, J SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 “SK” This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 24/09/2026 at 11:32:57