IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2008 / 2ND SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 22326 of 2008(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SHEEBAMOL SEBASTIAN, KURIAPPALLY HOUSE, THAMPALAKAD. BY ADV. SRI.T.P.PRADEEP RESPONDENT: ------------- THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM. BY SHRI.P.PARAMESHWARAN NAIR, A.S.G. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.22326 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 24th day of July, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner holds a passport in which her date of birth and place of birth are mistakenly entered. The petitioner submitted an application before the respondent for correction of the same. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the same is not being considered. The petitioner, therefore, seeks the following reliefs: “i) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction commanding respondent to correct the date of birth of the petitioner as 30.07.1981 instead of 04.04.1981 and the correct the place of birth as “Chirakkadavu” instead of “Kottayam Kerala” in her passport bearing No.F 9014887. ii) to direct the respondent to accept the application and effect correction of the date of birth of the petitioner as 30.07.1981 instead of 04.04.1981 and the place of birth as “Chirakadavu” instead of “Kottayam Kerala” in her passport bearing No.F 9014887.” 2. I have heard the learned Assistant Solicitor General also, who would submit that for correction a court order would be necessary. 3. This Court has held that in the case of correction of passport, it is the duty of the Passport Officer to consider the w.p.c.22326/08 2 matter on merits and to pass appropriate orders thereon without insisting on production of a court order. Accordingly, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider the claim of the petitioner for correction of the date of birth and place of birth entered therein after considering the merits of the claim of the petitioner on the basis of the documents produced by the petitioner. This shall be done, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge