C.W.P NO. 5999 OF 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 5999 OF 2009 DECIDED ON : 22.04.2009 Paramjit Kaur Bhatti ...Petitioner versus Union of India and another ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Ms. Jyoti Sareen, Advocate, for the petitioner. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) The petitioner seeks a mandamus for the change of her place of birth in the passport bearing No.G4898277 issued on 18.09.2007. According to the petitioner, she was actually born at Shahjahanpur, District Ludhiana. However, by mistake she has been shown to have born in village Bhajjanwal of the same district. The petitioner's grievance is that though she has applied for the correction in the passport in the prescribed format (Annexure P-3) along with the supporting material, including the affidavits of the respectable of the village of her birth, the necessary correction has not been carried out by the respondents. C.W.P NO. 5999 OF 2009 -2- Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, without expressing any views on merits thereof, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2-The Regional Passport Officer, Chandigarh, to consider and decide the petitioner's above mentioned application, in accordance with law, as early as possible but not later than two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Disposed of. Let a copy of this order be given dasti on payment of usual charges. APRIL 22, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE