IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND TEN WRIT PETITION No.4549 of 2010 Between: Mohammed Maqdoom. … Petitioner And The Regional Passport Officer, Ministry of External Affairs, Regional Passport Office, D.No.8-2-215-19, Adjacent to Prashant Theatre, Kummarguda, Secunderabad-3. … Respondent Counsel for the petitioner: Sri Syed Khader Masthan for Sri S.Chandra Mohan Reddy. Counsel for the respondents: Sri Nimmanagoti Srinivas, Additional Standing Counsel for Central Government. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in not disposing of the petitioner’s representation, dated 15-2-2010, as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Sri Syed Khader Masthan, learned counsel representing Sri S.Chandra Mohan Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner; and Sri Nimmanagoti Srinivas, learned Additional Standing Counsel for the Central Government, representing the respondent. The petitioner claims to have applied for a passport in the year 1995 through an agent and passport bearing No.U659518 in File No.HYD F01353408 was issued to him. According to the petitioner, his date of birth was wrongly mentioned as 15-5-1973 instead of 15-5-1976. The petitioner claimed to have made a representation to the respondent to change his date of birth and residential address. The grievance of the petitioner is that the said representation has not been disposed of by the respondent. At the hearing, the learned Additional Standing Counsel for Central Government, on instructions, submitted that along with his application the petitioner has not enclosed his passport; and that without verification of passport and supporting documents it is not possible for the respondent to accept the petitioner’s request. The fact, that the petitioner has not enclosed to his representation the passport and supporting documents, is not disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioner. In view of the same, no relief can be granted to the petitioner in this Writ Petition. However, the petitioner is permitted to make a fresh application to the respondent along with supporting documents and passport. If such an application is filed, the respondent shall receive and dispose of the same within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of the application. Subject to the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:8-4-2010 MNR