IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 3956 of 2009 Between: Syed Mohammed Mujtaba Hussain, S/o. Syed Taqi Hussain R/o. H.No.22-3-927, Purani Haveli, Yakuthpura, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND Regional Passport office, Near Clock Tower, Secunderabad. Rep by the Passport officer .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the action of the respondent authority in not receiving the fresh application of the petitioner for the correction of the date of birth as 3-4-1976 instead of 5-5-1970 in the petitioners passport bearing No.E 8490130, as illegal, null and void. Consequently directing the respondent authority to receive the fresh application of the petitioner as per rules and issue the passport in favour of the petitioner by correcting the petitioners date of birth as 3-4-1976 instead of 5-5- 1970 in the pettioners passport bearing No.E 8490130 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.VENUMADHAV Counsel for the Respondent No.: . The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.3956 of 2009 ORDER: The learned counsel on either side fairly conceded that the issue that arises for consideration in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment in MOHD.NASRULLAH KHAN v. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, HYDERABAD[1] and therefore, this writ petition is also liable to be disposed of in terms thereof. In view of the same, following the above judgment, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner along with Secondary School Certificate issued by the Secretary, Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and to pass appropriate orders in the light of the observations made in the above judgment. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 30.3.2009 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.3956 of 2009 30.3.2009 [1] 2005(1) ALD 419