1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.08.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR W.P.(MD)No.9529 of 2011 Minor S.Varsha Sundar Srinivasan through her father and natural guardian R.Sundar Srinivasan ... Petitioner Vs. The Passport Officer, PSK, Madurai, Claret Plaza, Melakkal Main Road, Kochadai, Madurai, Madurai District. ... Respondent PRAYER:Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondent herein to issue passport to the petitioner's daughter Selvi.Varsha Sundar Srinivasan within a period as stipulated by this Court on production of the documents for verification as stipulated under the Act and Rules pursuant to her application dated 30.07.2011 and on collection of requisite fee prescribed therefor. For Petitioner ... Mr.VR.Shanmuganathan For Respondent ... Mr.K.K.Senthilvelan Assistant Solicitor General of India ORDER This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent herein to issue passport to the petitioner's daughter Selvi.Varsha Sundar Srinivasan within a period as stipulated by this Court on production of the documents for verification as stipulated under the Act and Rules pursuant to her application dated 30.07.2011 and on collection of requisite fee prescribed therefor. 2. Heard Mr.VR.Shanmuganathan, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr.K.K.Senthilvelan, learned Assistant Solicitor General of India, who takes notice for the respondent. 3. By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4. The only difficulty in this case for grant of passport to the minor petitioner represented by his father is that the birth certificate does not bear the correct name of the father which is R.Sundar Srinivasan. 5. In view of the objection raised by the respondent based on the passport manual, the petitioner is directed to submit two paper publications in any two local newspapers showing the name of the petitioner/minor's father's name as R.Sundar Srinivasan also known as R.Sundara Srinivasan and also submit an affidavit to that effect. 6. On submitting the above said two documents, the respondent is directed to issue passport to the petitioner forthwith. 7. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is also closed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (A.E) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To: The Passport Officer, PSK, Madurai, Claret Plaza, Melakkal Main Road, Kochadai, Madurai, Madurai District. +1 CC to Mr.V.R.Shanmuganathan, Advocate (SR.No.28937) W.P.(MD)No.9529 of 2011 24.08.2011 ssl NSV/29.8.11/2P/3C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/