IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 970 of 2009 Between: P.Gulam Mohammed S/o.Md.Fazullah R/o.2-3-699/A/3, Lal Bagh, Amberpet, Hyderabad - 500 013. ..... PETITIONER AND Regional Passport Officer, Hyderabad having office at Secunderabad. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ order or direction more one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to correct the date of birth of the Petitioner in his Passport No.E 4328030 issued on 13.2.2003 as 19.08.1983 instead of 09.11.1980 and consequently respondent may be directed to correct the date of birth in accordance with the School record (SSC Register Extract vide CC 119014 Private PC/02/01106/4597/1 issued by the Board of Secondary Education, Government of A.P. Hyderabad) accordingly, direct the respondent to issue ECNR stamping along with SSC Register extract stated supra and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.SAI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.B.KRISHNA MOHAN The Court made the following : HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.NO. 970 OF 2009 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri B.Krishna Mohan, learned standing counsel for Central Government. The issue that arises for consideration in this writ petition is squarely covered by judgment rendered by this Court in W.P.No.18383 of 2004, dated 04.11.2004. Therefore, this writ petition is also liable to be disposed of in terms of the above judgment. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the application of the petitioner along with the Secondary School Certificate No.PC/02/01106/4597/1, Private, issued by the Secretary, Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and to pass appropriate orders in the light of the observations made by this Court in Ali Imran v. Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad (2003 (3) ALD 625). There shall be no order as to costs. -------------------- C.V.RAMULU,J APRIL 28, 2009 Note: Issue C.C. in 3 days. (B/o) Tsr