THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WP No. 32827 of 2011 Date of Judgment: 26.12.2011 Between: Kairamkonda Santosh Kumar …Petitioner and The Regional Passport Officer, Hyderabad ..Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WP No. 32827 of 2011 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned standing counsel appearing for respondent. The petitioner has filed an application before the respondent seeking correction of date of birth in his passport by substituting ’19.10.1990’ in place of ’19.10.1989’. The petitioner alleges in paragraph-4 of the affidavit that though the said application was filed along with necessary documents for correction of his date of birth, the respondent refused to accept the said application on the ground that court’s order is necessary for effecting the change in the date of birth. The learned counsel for the petitioner relies upon the circular instructions dated 29th October, 2007 issued by the Ministry of External Affairs. The learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent submits that if the petitioner’s application for correction of date of birth falls within the guidelines of the said circular, the same shall be considered and appropriate orders shall be passed. A similar writ petition was considered and disposed of by this Court in W.P.No. 26689 of 2011, dated 23.09.2011 and the same order shall follow in this case also. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to accept and process the petitioner’s application for correction of date of birth in his passport and consider the said application in terms of the circular instructions dated 29th October, 2007 issued by the Ministry of External Affairs and pass appropriate orders within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. _________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J Dt. 26.12.2011 KR