Sachin Arora v. Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi & Ors

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24.08.2026

¶1By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking following prayers: ―...A. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, directing the Respondents to receive, entertain, verify and decide the Petitioner's request for correction of the Date of Birth from 01.01.2000 to 02.01.2001 and correction of the name of the Petitioner's father from "Vikas Arora" to "Vikas Dargan" in Driving License No. DL1 20220011747, on the basis of the Petitioner's Birth Certificate and other 53 authentic Government-issued public documents, within a timebound period; B. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the action of the Respondents in disabling the facility for correction of the Date of Birth in Driving License s issued in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, without providing any alternative statutory or administrative mechanism for correction of genuine errors, as arbitrary, unreasonable, unconstitutional and violative The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India; C. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction restraining the Respondents from compelling the Petitioner to surrender his existing valid Driving License or to obtain a fresh Driving License merely for seeking correction of his Date of Birth and the name of his father, in the absence of any statutory provision authorising such a course of action; D. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondents to place on record before this Hon'ble Court the notification, circular, office order, policy decision or statutory provision, if any, under which the facility for correction of the Date of Birth in Driving License s has been disabled in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and under which license holders are required to surrender their existing valid Driving License s for seeking correction of personal particulars; E. Pass an order directing that the present Writ Petition be listed and heard on an urgent basis, in view of the continuing prejudice caused to the Petitioner on account of the erroneous particulars recorded in his Driving License, the Respondents' refusal to receive and consider the Petitioner's representation, the absence of any effective administrative mechanism for correction of the said errors, and the recurring hardship suffered by the Petitioner in official and legal transactions...‖

¶2Issue notice.

¶3Notice is accepted by the learned counsel appearing for the Union of India.

¶4Having heard the learned counsels appearing for the parties and having gone through the SOPs which have been framed by the respondent no. 1, in case the petitioner seeks change or correction in the particulars mentioned in his application for issuance of driving licence.

¶5Considering that the petitioner herein has filed the necessary documents with correction in his date of birth and father's surname, let the same be considered afresh by the respondent nos. 2 and 3 and decide the same in light of the documents of the petitioner. Since this option was disabled on the website, the petitioner can hand over in person, his The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. application for correction which should be decided within a period of four weeks from date by the respondent nos. 2 and 3, under intimation to the petitioner and this Court.

¶6The petitioner is at liberty to approach this Court again, in case the need so arises, by way of filing a fresh writ petition.

¶7In above terms, the present petition stands disposed of.

¶8The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J AUGUST 24, 2026/zp VS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010359352026 + W.P.(C) 11171/2026 SACHIN ARORA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pankaj Vashisht, Advocate versus GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajendra Sahu, SPC with Mr. Shivam Kumar, Govt. Pleader for R- 4/ UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA