IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 7TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 18TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 2844 of 2008(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ NAZEER, S/O. ABDULKADER, VATTAPARAMBIL HOUSE, PAPPINIVATTOM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT SRI.RANJIT BABU RESPONDENT: ------------- REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, COCHIN, ERNAKULAM. BY ASST. S.G.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.2844 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT The prayer sought for in the writ petition is to quash Ext.P4 order passed by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kodungallur on an application made by the petitioner for a direction to the Regional Passport Officer to correct the date of birth of the petitioner in his passport as 20.3.1965 instead of 10.9.1958. It is now stated by the standing counsel for the respondent that in view of the circular issued by the Government of India on 14.1.2008, the respondent himself can entertain such a request. In view of this, leaving it open to the petitioner to make an appropriate application to the respondent for correction of his date of birth for the passport, this writ petition is disposed of. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE csl