Madras High Court
WP(MD)/1051/2026 of Krishnan R Vs The Director on 10 November 2026
WP(MD) No. 1051 of 2026
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 10-11-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR
RAMAMOORTHY
WP(MD) No. 1051 of 2026
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R.Krishnan
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
The Director
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Khanija Bhavan, No.49, 3rd Floor, South Wing Race Course Road, Bengaluru - 560 001.
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to correct the year of birth of the petitioner, which is incorrectly mentioned in the petitioner’s Aadhaar Card, to the correct year as stated in the representation sent by the petitioner to the respondent on 11.12.2025.
For Petitioner(s)
:Ms.K.Gandhiammal
For Respondent(s)
:Mr.M.Karthikeya Venkitachalapathy
Deputy Solicitor General of India (i/c)
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ORDER
An Aadhaar card was originally issued to the petitioner by recording his year of birth as 1951. Later, on application by the petitioner, the date of birth was recorded as 01.09.1956. According to the petitioner, said date of birth was recorded erroneously. Therefore, the petitioner applied for correction of the year of birth. Directions relating thereto are requested for in this Writ Petition.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the correct date of birth of the petitioner is recorded in multiple documents, such as the PAN Card, the Service Record of the petitioner as an employee of the Ministry of Railways, the Pensioner’s Identity Card issued by the Ministry of Railways and the like. She adds that the date of birth mentioned in the application for correction was not entered by the petitioner.
3. Responding to the submissions, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India (i/c) for the respondent submits that the application for correction was submitted under the petitioner’s signature and that the date of birth is entered on such application as 01.09.1956. Relying on the Standard Operating Procedure for date of birth update in Aadhaar Card
WP(MD) No. 1051 of 2026 dated 14.02.2025 (the SOP), he submits that a second correction to the date of birth is not permissible as per the SOP.
4. Under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, the demographic information of an Aadhaar Number Holder may be altered upon request by the UIDAI if said information is found to be incorrect. The expression ‘demographic information’ includes information relating to date of birth. As per sub-section 3 of Section 31 of the statute, a request for alteration may be made if the authority is satisfied that such alteration is required. Under Regulation 16 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, an Aadhaar Number Holder may seek alteration of his demographic information in cases specified under Section 31 of the parent statute.
5. Neither the above-mentioned statute nor the Regulations cited above prohibit the authority from considering a second request for correction of the date of birth. The respondent relies on the SOP. The request for correction cannot be rejected solely on the basis of the SOP when the parent statute and the Regulations framed thereunder do not contain any prohibition or restriction with regard to a second application.
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6. For reasons set out above, this Writ Petition is disposed of by directing the respondent to consider and dispose of the petitioner’s request for correction in accordance with Section 31 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and Regulations framed thereunder. An order shall be issued in accordance with the above within three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. 10-11-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No apd To The Director Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Khanija Bhavan No.49, 3rd Floor South Wing Race Course Road Bengaluru - 560 001
WP(MD) No. 1051 of 2026 SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY, J. apd WP(MD) No. 1051 of 2026 10-11-2026