IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.5981 of 2011 BETWEEN Masarath Jahan. ... PETITIONER AND The Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad. ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. P. SASHI KIRAN Counsel for the Respondent: MS. S. NANDA The Court made the following order: ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. S. Nanda, learned counsel appearing for the respondent. 2. Petitioner’s request for correction of her name and date of birth in the passport is pending with the respondent – Passport Officer and alleging inaction and alleged insistence on obtaining Court orders to enable correction, this writ petition is filed. 3. Learned standing counsel denied that there is any inaction and also denies that the petitioner was required to obtain any Court orders, as the issue of correction of date of birth is clearly governed by various instructions of the Ministry of External Affairs including the circular dated 29.10.2007. She also submits that to the extent of the change of name, a detailed procedure, as per the rules is required to be followed by the petitioner and in the absence thereof, her request for change of name could not be considered. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner, now, does not press petitioner’s claim for change of name and submits that her application may be considered only with respect to correction of date of birth. 5. In view of the above, therefore, the respondent – Passport Officer is directed to consider the petitioner’s application for correction of date of birth only in accordance with law and the circular dated 29.10.2007 or any other guidelines and circulars of the Ministry of External Affairs holding the field and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law expeditiously within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J November 28, 2011 Note: Furnish C.C. of the order in three days. (B/o) DSK