THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH W.P.NO.26870 OF 2005 Dt.16.12.2005 Between: Abdul Javeed … Petitioner And The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Secunderabad. … Respondent ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. It is stated that the petitioner applied for passport in the year 1997 and the respondent issued the passport bearing No.A 3599042 dated 1.8.1997 valid up to 31.7.2007 at Hyderabad showing his date of birth as 17.4.1974. It is stated that there was no basis for entering the date of birth of the petitioner in the passport as 17.4.1974. It is stated that as per the Secondary School Certificate issued by the Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh, the date of the birth of the petitioner is 14.7.1979 and accordingly the petitioner filed an application on 1.8.2005 before the respondent either to correct the date of birth in the passport or issue fresh passport. But no action has been taken by the respondent so far. It is stated that the passport was originally issued without any proper verification of the date of birth of the petitioner on the school record in the Secondary School Certificate and there cannot be any objection for the respondent to correct the date of birth. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the respondent is directed to take appropriate action in accordance with law on the application filed by the petitioner on 1.8.2005 to correct the date of the petitioner as 14.7.1979 based on the Secondary School Certificate as per school records issued by the Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh, within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ________________ (V.ESWARAIAH, J.) 16.12.2005 kpr