IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2008 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 13863 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- FIROSKHAN, MANAYATHU VEEDU, MANNAYAM, MONNANAKUZHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.BABU CHERUKARA RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, PASSPORT OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. BY ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 13863 of 2008 P1: COPY OF RELEVANT TWO PAGES OF PASSPORT IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER, DTD 16 MAY, 2004. P2: COPY OF AFFIDAVIT DTD 23.1.08. P3: COPIES OF SSLC BOOK RELEANT PAGES 1 AND 3 OF THE PETITIONER. P4: COPY OF THE DECISION IN 2008(1) KLJ 642. P5: COPY OF INTIMATION DTD 3.4.08 ISSUED BY R1 TO THE PETITIONER. P6: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD 4.4.08 BY THE PETITIONER TO R1. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No. 13863 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner lost his passport. He applied for a fresh passport by application submitted on 25.1.2008. But unfortunately, in the records of the 1 st respondent the petitioner's year of birth is shown as '1972' instead of '1975'. According to the petitioner, as per the entry in his SSLC book, the petitioner's year of birth is '1975'. Therefore, the petitioner sought to include his correct year of birth in the fresh passport to be issued. However, the 1 st respondent is insisting on a declaratory order from the Court. The petitioner submits that this is against the decision of this Court in Aboo Chettiyanthodi V. The Regional Passport Officer, Malappuram [2008(1)KLJ 642]. 2. I have heard the learned Asst. Solicitor General also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1 st respondent to consider the request of the petitioner in accordance with the W.P.(c)No.13863/08 2 above said decision, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 1 st respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.13863/08 3