IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 16TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3862 of 2009(I) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): -------------------- MAHIN E.S., EDATHODIYIL HOUSE, NEDUMPURA, PUDUSSERY, CHERUTHURUTHI, THRISSUR DT. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANJAY SMT.A.PARVATHI MENON SMT.M.A.SHEEBA RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------- THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI. ADV. SRI.SUNNY XAVIER, ACGSC SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASG THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ============== W.P.(C) NO. 3862 OF 2009 (I) ==================== Dated this the 5th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T On 22/12/2003, a passport was issued to the petitioner. The validity of that passport expired and he got the same renewed. According to the petitioner, the date of birth indicated in the passport was wrongly written as 26/1/64 while his correct date of birth is 26/1/1967. It is stated that he lost that passport and made an application for a new passport in the month of May, 2008 with the correct date of birth incorporated therein. The respondent has now issued Ext.P3 letter to the petitioner requiring him to produce a court order for change of date of birth. 2. In my view, once an application for passport is made and the date of birth is sought to be changed from what was originally incorporated, it is for the respondent himself to decide on the admissibility of the claim made by the applicant. Therefore, the direction in Ext.P3 to produce a court order is totally unwarranted. 3. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to dispose of the application made by the petitioner with the date of birth mentioned therein, on the basis of the documents including Ext.P2 extract of SSLC Book made available to him. A decision in WPC 3862/09 :2 : this regard shall be taken, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 4 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp