IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 46 OF 2008 SMT. MARIA ELFRIDA MENDES ... Petitioner Versus UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND ANR., ... Respondents Mr. Auro Oliveira, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. C.A. Ferreira, Asst. Solicitor General for the Respondents. Coram:- A. P. DESHPANDE & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. Date:- 10th October, 2008 P.C.: The restored petition is taken up for hearing by consent of parties. 2. A limited grievance is made by the petitioner in this petition and the same pertains to correction of date of birth in the passport. The petitioner's date of birth as revealed from the birth certificate is dated 23/04/1945 but the same has been wrongly stated to be 23/04/1949 in the passport. The learned Counsel for the respondents does not dispute the birth certificate and thus there is no impediment in directing the correction of the same in the passport. Learned Counsel for the respondents submits that of its own the respondent no. 2, passport officer would not be in a position to correct the mistake in regard to date of birth as a period of one year has elapsed from the recording of the date of birth and in his submission it would be appropriate if the Court so directs. In this view of the matter, we direct the respondent no. 2 to correct the date of birth of the petitioner in the passport as 23/04/1945 instead of 23/04/1949. 3. With this direction, Writ Petition stands disposed of with no order as to costs. A. P. DESHPANDE, J. N. A. BRITTO, J. NH