IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 1968 of 2001 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? : NO 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy : NO of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question : NO of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the Civil Judge? : NO -------------------------------------------------------------- SHAILESH PRAMODRAY METHA Versus REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: MR RM PARMAR for Petitioner MR JS YADAV, ADDL. CENTRAL GOVT. STANDING COUNSEL for the respondents. -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH Date of decision: 19/03/2001 ORAL JUDGEMENT Rule. Mr. J.S. Yadav, Additional Central Government Standing Counsel appears and he waives service of Rule on behalf of the respondents. 2. By means of this petition, the petitioner has sought for change of his date of birth as 16-6-1960 instead of 15-6-1960 as well as his name as Shailesh Pramodray Mehta instead of Shailesh Kumar Pramodray Mehta, in the passport. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, Dakor Municipal Borough has issued a certificate showing correct date of birth of the petitioner as 16-6-1960, which is produced at annexure-B to this petition. In the passport the date of birth of the petitioner is mentioned as 15-6-1960 and his name is stated as Shailesh Kumar Pramodray Mehta. The petitioner moved an application before the respondent no. 1 for correction of his date of birth and name but the respondent no. 1 has not entertained the said application. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 4. In the facts and circumstances of this case, the respondent No. 1 authority is directed to consider and decide the application dated 30-8-2000 moved by the petitioner in accordance with law and make corrections of birth date of the petitioner as 16-6-1960 as well as the name of the petitioner as Shailesh Pramodray Mehta in the passport and issue corrected passport or a new passport cotaining correct birth date and name of the petitioner as aforesaid, within a month from the date of receipt of writ of this Court or a certified copy of this order, whichever is earlier. This petition is allowed. Rule is made absolute. However, the respondent no. 1 concerned authority would be at liberty to pass appropriate order with regard to the costs of the application. -0-0-0-0-0- /JVSatwara/