IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 1985 of 2001 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 Civil Judge? : NO -------------------------------------------------------------- BALDEVBHAI AMAIDAS PATEL Versus REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: MR BC DAVE for Petitioner MR ANANT S DAVE for Respondent No. 1 -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH Date of decision: 27/03/2001 ORAL JUDGEMENT Rule. Mr. Anant Dave, Addl. Central Government Standing Counsel appears and waives service of Rule on behalf of the respondent authority. 2. The petitioner has filed this present for correction of his date of birth date as 24-10-1953 in place of 24-9-1953 as well as his name as Baldevbhai Amaidas Patel in place of Ranchhodbhai Amaidas Patel in the passport which has already been expired in the year 1995. The petitioner has applied for a fresh passport with correction of his birth date and name, as aforesaid. 3. The petitioner has moved an application before the respondent on 20-3-2001 for issuing a fresh passport with aforesaid correct date of birth and name of the petitioner and that application has been rejected on the same date. The petitioner has filed an affidavit along with village form No. XIV showing exact date of birth as 24-10--1953 and his name as Baldevbhai Amaidas Patel. 4. In the facts and circumstances of this case, this petition is being disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to move an application to the respondent authority to issue a fresh passport with correct date of birth and name of the petitioner as aforesaid and the respondent - authority is directed to consider and decide such application of the petitioner and issue a fresh passport with correct birth date as 24-10-1953 and name as Baldevbhai Amaidas Patel, within a month from the date of receipt of writ of this Court or certified copy of this order, whichever is earlier. The respondent authority will be at liberty to pass appropriate order with regard to the costs of these proceedings. Rule is made absolute. -0-0-0-0-0- /JVSatwara/