IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 10580 of 2001 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? : NO 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy : NO of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question : NO of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the Civil Judge? : NO -------------------------------------------------------------- DIPIKABEN SUBHASHBHAI PATEL Versus UNION OF INDIA -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: MR PRADEEP PATEL for Petitioner No. 1 MR DN PATEL Sr. Central Govt. Standing Counsel for Respondents. -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH Date of decision: 07/11/2001 ORAL JUDGEMENT Rule. Mr. D.N. Patel Sr. Central Govt. Standing Counsel appears on behalf of the respondents and waives service of rule on behalf of the respondents. 2. This petition has been filed for a direction to the respondent authority no. 2 to issue a fresh passport in the name of the petitioner as "Patel Dipikaben Subhashbhai" showing her correct birth date as 25-07-1978. 3. It is stated that due to inadvertence wrong date of the birth of the petitioner has been mentioned in the school leaving certificate and correct birth date of the petitioner is 25-07-1978 as per the birth certificate issued by the competent authority. The petitioner has already moved an application before the respondent No. 2 for the very purpose. But the respondent has not decided the application of the petitioner saying it has no power or authority to issue such fresh passport as prayed for by the petitioner unless and until some order is passed by the competent Court of Law. The petitioner has produced the affidavit and school leaving certificate as well as birth certificate issued by the competent authority showing the correct date of birth and the name of the petitioner. 4. In the facts and circumstances of this case and considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties as well as material on record, this petition is being disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 2 to consider and decide the petitioner's application for issuing a fresh passport in the name of the petitioner as "Patel Dipikaben Subhashbhai" showing her correct date of birth as 25-07-1978, accordance with law and on the basis of the material on record including the affidavit, school leaving certificate and birth certificate issued by the competent authority, as early as possible preferably within a period of one month from the date of receipt of writ of this Court or certified copy of this order whichever is earlier. The respondent no. 2 authority would be at liberty to pass appropriate order with regard to the costs of the proceed, with no order as to costs. 5. With the above directions and observations, this petition is disposed of. Rule is made absolute to the aforesaid extent, with no order as to costs. D.S. is permitted. -0-0-0-0-0- /JVSatwara/