THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 24316 of 2010 O R D E R: This writ petition has been instituted for declaring the action of the respondent in not issuing a new passport, on an application being made by the writ petitioner, with date of birth as 29.06.1982 instead of 29.06.1980, as illegal. Heard Sri Harsha Kumar Asthana, learned counsel for the writ petitioner. The writ petitioner has obtained passport from the Indian Embassy at Muscat on 19.03.1991, which has expired on 18.03.2001. In the said passport, his date of birth has been recorded as 29.06.1980, whereas his correct date of birth is 29.06.1982 as per the SSC certificate. When the writ petitioner has applied for issuance of a fresh passport, because of the variation relating to his date of birth in the original passport issued by the Embassy at Muscat and the particulars furnished in the present application, his application has not been entertained. When once the applicant claims his date of birth as vouched was by the entry contained in the school record, particularly like the secondary school certificate issued by the Board of Secondary Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, it is appropriate that such an application should be entertained. The error of wrongly recording the date of birth of the writ petitioner as 29.06.1980 instead of 29.06.1982 appears to be by inadvertence. Hence, the application of the writ petitioner may be entertained for issuance of a fresh passport and fresh passport may be accorded duly recording the date of birth of the writ petitioner as 29.06.1982. With this, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs. ---------------------------------- Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J 30th September 2010 ksld