bestplace4u said:address ka chakkar is still confusing not sure about it, get your passport renewed, first u need to confirm from passport office that what is the maximum time line from the date of expiry on which a passport can be renewed, i am not sure but i think they don't renew the passport if the validity is more then 6 months but i am not sure about it. I am also waiting for my passport to be renewed but i will do it in the end of Nov.
No mine was expiring in May 2012, but I got it done now. Its better to do it earlier, with all the Hajj passports rush etc. Plus one never knows, if they run out of machine readable paper then one can be stuck for 2-3 months [It happened to 2 of my friends. They applied in april (urgent) and got their passport back in July!]