IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 8463 of 2004 Between: S.Suresh Kumar, S/o.Late S.Narayana Swamy, R/o.H.No.8-3-228/419, Rahmath Nagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Regional Passport office, Near Clock Tower, 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 issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the denial action of the respondent in not issuing fresh passport with the correct date of birth in terms of the SSC certificate as illegal, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent to issue fresh passport with date of birth as 9-9-1976 that appears in SSC Certificate. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.SREE RAMA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (SC FOR CG) The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 8463 of 2004 ORDER: Counsel for the petitioner as well as the Standing Counsel for the Central Government agreed to dispose of the writ petition in terms of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.26772 of 2003, wherein, this Court permitted the petitioner to make a fresh application seeking correction of the date of birth along with documentary proof and fee, if any payable, within three weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order in accordance with rules and guidelines in this regard. If such an application is filed by the petitioner, the respondent is directed to receive the same and consider the request for correction of the date of birth. If it is found that the mistake is crept in the passport, the respondent was directed to correct the same and issue fresh passport with correct date of birth, subject to the proof of the original date of birth produced by the petitioner. Following the same, this writ petition is also disposed of. No costs. _______________ kvr 14th July, 2004 Note:- C.C. in three days. B/o.(KVR) To 1. The Regional Passport office, Near Clock Tower, Secunderabad. 2. Two C.D. copies.