THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.32521 of 2010 Date: 25.03.2011 Between: Mohd. Abdul Kareem … Petitioner and The Regional Passport Officer, Hyderabad, Office at Near Clock Tower, Secunderabad. … Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.32521 of 2010 ORDER : Heard Sri Mohd. Azeemuddin Farooqui, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as Sri Ponnam Ashok Goud, learned Assistant Solicitor General appearing for the respondent and with the consent of both the counsel, the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage. 2. The petitioner holds a Passport bearing No.E 4056345 issued by the respondent on 23.12.2002, which is valid upto 22.12.2012. It is the grievance of the petitioner that though he was born on 1.1.1988, which is evident from the S.S.C. certificate, in the Passport his date of birth was mentioned as 10.7.1980. Inspite of approaching the respondent on 2.6.2010 for correction of his date of birth, the respondent refused to take any action. Therefore, the petitioner filed the present writ petition to declare the action of the respondent in not correcting his date of birth in the Passport as 1.1.1988 instead of 10.7.1980, as arbitrary and illegal. 3. The correction of date of birth or any other variations in the Passport are not permissible in a routine manner. Even though as per Section 10 of the Passports Act, 1967, the Passport authority has the power to make any variations in the Passports, Rule 5 of the Passports Rules, 1980 (for brevity “the Rules”) postulates that an application for any miscellaneous services, including correction of date of birth shall be made in the prescribed manner. 4. Admittedly, the petitioner has not made any such application in the manner provided under Rule 5 of the Rules. Therefore, no relief can be granted to the petitioner in this writ petition. However, the petitioner is permitted to make an application in terms of Rule 5 of the Passports Rules, 1980 within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of such application, the respondent is directed to consider and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of three months thereafter. 5. Subject to the above observation and direction, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. _________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 25.03.2011. Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.32521 of 2010 25.03.2011 (Msr)