IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SUNDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 14064 of 2008 Between: Syed Baba Fakhruddin Pasha, S/o. Syed Chand Pasha, R/o. APHB Colony, MIG 98, Phase IV, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Regional Pass Port Officer, Regional Pass Port Office, Secunderabad. .....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 issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature f Writ of Mandamus under article 226 of Constitution of India declaring the action of respondents in not receiving the application of the petitioner for making the correction of name and date of birth in the Pass port of the Petitioner is wholly illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to receive the application of the Petitioner for correction of surname as Syed instead of Syed Baba, name as Baba Fakhruddin Pasha and date of Birth as 17-04-1981 instead of 17-04-1977 in Pass PortNo.A 3108595 of the Petitioner and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MRS.N.ANULA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.PENJURIVENUGOPAL The Court made the following : O R D E R:- The main grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent- Regional Passport Officer, is not receiving his application for correction of his surname as “Syed” instead of Syed Baba, and his name as “Baba Fakhruddin Pasha” and his date of birth as 17.04.1981 instead of 17.04.1977, and the said action of the respondent, according to the petitioner, is arbitrary and illegal. The respondent filed counter affidavit stating that the petitioner has not approached the office of the respondent seeking aforementioned corrections in the passport, and if he approaches the office of the respondent, the respondent would certainly consider his case, and prayed that the petitioner be directed to approach the office of the respondent. In view of the stand taken by the respondent in the counter affidavit that the case of the petitioner would be considered if the petitioner approaches the office of the respondent, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: “The petitioner is directed to make an application to the respondent seeking corrections of his surname as “Syed” instead of Syed Baba, his name as Baba Fakhruddin Pasha and his date of birth as 17.04.1981 instead of 17.04.1977, and on such application being filed, the respondent shall consider and pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law.” Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 5th March, 2009 bcj