IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 16444 of 2004 Between: Syed Zaki Hussain Razvi, S/o Syed Muzaffar Hussain Razvi, R/o 1-2-36/A, Badam Galle, Domalguda, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND The Regional Passport Officer, 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 may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, permitting the petitioner to make an application to the respondent authorities, seeking change of the date of birth in the passport No. Z1285095 and on making such application the respondent be directed to receive the said application and consider in the light of circular issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, dated 13-4-2001 to correct the date of birth from 25-7-1968 to 30-4-1976. For the Petitioner: MR.P.LAKSHMA REDDY, Advocate. For the Respondent: MR.A.RAJASEKHARA REDDY (SC FOR CG) The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. The grievance of the petitioner is that when he made an application requesting the respondent to correct his date of birth as per his original Secondary School Certificate (SSC) issued by the School authorities, as 30-04-1976 instead of 25-07- 1968, which was wrongly recorded in his passport bearing No. Z 1285095, dated 31-03-2001, the respondent refused to entertain the application. Hence, he filed the present writ petition seeking a direction to the respondent to receive and consider his application for correction of date of birth in the passport. Inasmuch as the petitioner has not produced any material before this Court to show that the respondent refused to entertain his application for correction of date of birth in his passport, it cannot be said that the petitioner made any such request and such request was rejected by the respondent. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed at the stage of admission. No costs. However, it is open for the petitioner to file an application for correction of date of birth in his passport before the respondent-Passport Officer with all relevant material in support thereof, and on such filing, the respondent shall consider it in accordance with law. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J Date: 23-11-2004 Svv To 1. The Regional Passport Officer, Clock Tower, Secunderabad. 2. Two CD copies.