1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :: 29.10.2011 CORAM :: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN W.P.(MD)No.11455 of 2011 and M.P.(MD)No.1 of 2011 Chandramohan, S/o. Alagappa Gurusamy, Old No.5/98, New No.4/156, Veerapandi Road, Oomachikulam, Madurai - 625 014. ...... Petitioner – Vs - The Passport Officer, Passport Office, Race Course Road, Madurai. ...... Respondent Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent to consider and pass orders on the application for passport of the petitioner dated 26.04.2011 along with enclosures in accordance with law within a reasonable time. For Petitioner :: Mr. H. Thayumanaswamy For Respondent :: Mr. V. N. R. Neethirajaram O R D E R The petitioner has come up with the above writ petition, seeking a limited prayer to direct the respondent to consider and pass orders on his representation dated 26.04.2011. 2. Heard Mr. H. Thayumanasamy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. V.N.R. Neethirajaram, learned standing counsel for the respondent. 3. The petitioner applied for a passport and he was issued with one in the year 1997. It was valid for a period of ten years. The petitioner applied for renewal only in 2009 and he was asked to apply fresh. 4. When the petitioner applied for a fresh passport, the date of birth indicated by him did not tally with the date of birth found in the expired passport. Therefore, the respondent did not entertain the application. 5. Thereafter, the petitioner has made a representation dated 26.04.2011 for correcting a mistake that allegedly happened by way of clerical error in the first passport. It is this representation that the petitioner seeks to get disposed of. I do not know if such a request is feasible of compliance at all, since a mistake in an expired passport may be incapable of being corrected. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 6. However, in view of the limited nature of prayer made, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the claim of the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner and dispose of it in accordance with law, within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. However, there will be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected M.P.(MD)No.1 of 2011 is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (RTI) / True Copy / Sub Assistant Registrar To The Passport Officer, Passport Office, Race Course Road, Madurai. +1CC TO MR.V.N.R.NEETHIRAJARAM, ADVOCATE SR : 37102 Dpn SR : 10.11.2011 : 2p/3c W.P(MD)No.11455 of 2011 and M.P.(MD)No.1 of 2011 29.10.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/