IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 18508 of 2008 Between: Mohd. Imran Shareef S/o. Mohd. Shareef R/o. H.No.17-2-993, Gandhi-ka-putla, Rainbazar, Yakutpura, Hyderabad-04. ..... PETITIONER AND The Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office-Hyderabad Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Kummarguda, Secunderabad. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in insisting for a order from court for correction of the date of birth of the petitioner without even issuing a formal letter as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondent to correct the date of birth of the petitioner in the passport in accordance with the Birth Certificate issued by the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.HABEEB JAFFAR BIN HASAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.18508 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in insisting for an order from court for correction of the date of birth of the petitioner as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondent to correct the date of birth of the petitioner in the passport in accordance with the Birth Certificate issued by the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad. It is stated by the learned counsel for petitioner that the respondent has considered and issued passport to the petitioner, therefore nothing survives in the writ petition for further adjudication and it has become infructuous. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. ____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 27.4.2009 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.18508 of 2008 27.4.2009