IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 8TH MARCH 2010 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6538 of 2010(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ABDU NAZER, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.ABDUL HAMEED, RAYAMARAKKARUVEETTIL, KANNANCHERRY, VENMANAD.P.O, PAVARATTY, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SMT.R.PADMAKUMARI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, COCHIN. 2. SHAMILA, AGED 29, D/O.ARAKKAL VETTATH SAIDUMOHAMMED, VENMANAD DESOM, PAVARATTY, CHAVAKKAD TALUK, TRISSUR. BY GOVT.PLEADER SHRI P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.6538 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 8th DAY OF MARCH, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner and the 2nd respondent herein married on 26.4.2000. Their marriage has already been dissolved by pronouncement of Talaq on 25.8.2003. Exhibit P1 is the copy of the Marriage Dissolution Certificate. Thereafter the petitioner got married to Hafsa C.U. on 21.12.2003 as per Islamic religious marriage ceremonial principles. 2. The petitioner is the holder of Indian Passport No.B 1820621. There, the name of the spouse is shown as the name of the former wife, viz, the 2nd respondent herein. The petitioner seeks for a correction of the same by deleting the entry. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the 2nd respondent submitted that they will jointly file an affidavit before the Passport Officer and on the basis of the same the first respondent may be directed to dispose of the matter. The learned Assistant Solicitor General who is appearing for the first respondent also submitted that the same will be sufficient along with Exhibit P1 for effecting the deletion. W.P.(C)No.6538/07 -2- 4. The petitioner along with the 2nd respondent upon filing an affidavit before the first respondent, the first respondent will take appropriate action within a period of one month. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE dsn