IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 23RD JANUARY 2009 / 3RD MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1675 of 2009(Y) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- RONY PAUL ,AGED 28 YEARS, S/O.P.P.PAULOSE, PAHTHRANDI HOUSE, KARAKKAL PO, KUZHIVELIPURAM, THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, KERALA. BY ADV. SRI.V.S.AFSAL KHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. 2. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE REGISTRAR OF BIRTH AND DEATHS THIRUVALLA MUNICIPALITY,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT KERALA. ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR FOR R1 SRI.SUBHASH CHAND, SC, THIRUVALLA MUNICIPALITY. SRI.SIBY MATHEW THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ============== W.P.(C) NO. 1675 OF 2009 (Y) ==================== Dated this the 23rd day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that in the passport issued to him, his date of birth is shown as 15/5/1983 while in terms of the records maintained by the 3rd respondent, it is 14/6/1982. According to the petitioner, he has approached the 2nd respondent seeking correction of his date of birth in terms of Ext.P2 certificate issued by the 3rd respondent, the correction has not been allowed and it is on account of this, he seeks a direction from this Court to compel the 2nd respondent to effect correction of his date of birth in his passport. 2. A reading of the writ petition and the records produced by the petitioner shows that the petitioner has not made a formal application to the 2nd respondent producing documents in support of his claim that the correct date of birth is as indicated in Ext.P2. Only if such an application is made, can the 2nd respondent consider the request of the petitioner. 3. This having not been done, I direct that it will be open to the petitioner to make an application before the 2nd respondent, producing the WPC 1675/09 :2 : supporting documents, in which case, the 2nd respondent shall consider the same and pass orders thereon, without any further delay in the matter. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp