IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 2101 of 2003 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? : NO 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy : NO of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question : NO of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the concerned : NO Magistrate/Magistrates,Judge/Judges,Tribunal/Tribunals? -------------------------------------------------------------- VANITABEN ASHOKKUMAR PATEL Versus REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: 1. Special Civil Application No. 2101 of 2003 MR CHETAN K PANDYA for Petitioner No. 1 MR NJ SHAH FOR DN PATEL Sr. Central Govt. Standing Counsel for Respondent No. 1 RULE SERVED BY DS for Respondent No. 1 -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH Date of decision: 11/03/2003 ORAL JUDGEMENT 1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. This petition has been filed for a direction to the respondent authority to make necessary correction in the passport with regard to the birth date of the petitioner as 1st December, 1955 in place of 30th November, 1955. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has already moved an application before the respondent authority for this purpose but the respondent authority has not been entertained and decided the same and they are saying that they have no power or authority to make any correction in the passport which has already been issued to the petitioner, unless some order in that regard is passed by the court of competent jurisdiction. 4. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this petition is allowed with a direction to the petitioner to make a fresh application/representation for the aforesaid purpose to the respondent authority within a period of two weeks from today along with relevant material. In case, such application/representation is moved by the petitioner within stipulated period, the respondent authorities will decide the same in accordance with law, on the basis of the material on record within a period of one month thereafter. The respondent authority would be at liberty to pass appropriate orders for imposing costs for this purpose. Rule made absolute accordingly with no order as to costs. (Kundan Singh, J.) /JVSatwara/