1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITON NO. 2270 OF 2005 Jarna Suraj Naik ...Petitioner Versus The Regional Passport Officer & Anr. ...Respondents Ms. Kumud A. Bhatia for the Petitioner Mr. Rajiv Chavan, Special Counsel, with Mr. D.A. Dubey instructed by Dr. T.C. Koushik for the Respondents. CORAM: DALVEER BHANDARI, C.J., & S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. DATE: SEPTEMEBR 6, 2005. P.C.:- 1. The petitioner has approached this Court with the request that respondent No.1 be directed to rectify the mistake in relation to mentioning the petitioner's date of birth as 10th July, 1974, instead of the correct date, viz. 11th July, 1974, in the petitioner's Passport bearing No. B2651399 issued on 30th August, 2000 and amended passport bearing No. Z-1102984. The petitioner's main grievance is that respondent No.1 is not deciding the petitioner's application for 2 rectification in the passport. 2. We direct respondent No. 1, the Regional Passport Officer, to decide the petitioner's application in accordance with law within two weeks from the date of the receipt of the order. No further directions are necessary, and this petition is accordingly disposed of. CHIEF JUSTICE S.J. VAZIFDAR, J.