IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 27613 of 2008 Between: Kondapalkala Sindhu @ Kondapalkala Amuktha Madyada, D/o. Ram Mohan Rao, R/o. 1-77/2, Potharam Mallyal, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Regional Passport Authority, Rep by its Passport Officer, Opp:ST. Mary's Road, 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 an order or direction or a Writ more particularly a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not changing the date of birth of the petitioner as 18-08- 1990 which is correct date of birth instead of 19-08-1990 which is wrong one in Passport bearing No.A 4963072 issued by the respondents on 20.02.1998 and rejecting the application made by the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents authority to chage the date fo birth in the Passport bearing No.A 4963072 as 18-08-1990 instead of 19-08-1990 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.RAVI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.PENJURIVENUGOPAL The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.27613 of 2008 ORDER: The learned counsel on either side fairly conceded that the issue that arises for consideration in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment in MOHD.NASRULLAH KHAN v. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, HYDERABAD[1] and therefore, this writ petition is also liable to be disposed of in terms thereof. In view of the same, following the above judgment, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner along with Certificate of Birth issued by the Commissioner, Jagtial Municipality dated 10.8.2004 and to pass appropriate orders in the light of the observations made in the above judgment. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 30.3.2009 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.27613 of 2008 30.3.2009 [1] 2005(1) ALD 419