IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.18039 of 2008 Between: Ahmed Bin Ali Basravi S/o. Ali Bin Abdul Rahman Basravi R/o.H.No.18-12-418/0/117/118/a, Omer Colony, Hafeez Baba Nagar, Kanchanbagh, Bandlaguda, Ranga Reddy District. ..... 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 declaring the action of the respondent in not accepting the petitioner's application for renewal as well as for correction of date of birth as per his Board of Secondary Education which is illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and contrary to the circular issued by Ministry of External Affairs. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.ANJANEYULU CHANDUBATLA Counsel for the Respondent: MR. PENJURI VENUGOPAL The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.18039 of 2008 ORDER: Learned counsel on either side fairly conceded that the issue that arises for consideration in this writ petition is squarely covered by a Judgment of this Court in Durgempudi Venkata Raghava v. Passport Officer, Hyderabad[1]. Therefore, this writ petition is also liable to be disposed of in terms of the said judgment. Accordingly, following the aforesaid judgment, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to file fresh application enclosing all the copies of certificates, which are being relied upon by him, before the respondent within a period of one month from today, and the respondent is directed to take into consideration the said certificates and, after verifying the same, pass appropriate orders in this regard within a period of one month thereafter. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 22nd April, 2009. IBL [1] 2005 (1) ALD 710