IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 11TH JULY 2008 / 20TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 20042 of 2008(J) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER : ------------------- FIROSKHAN, MANAYATHU VEEDU, MANNAYAM, MOONANAKUZHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. SRI.BABU CHERUKARA RESPONDENTS : ---------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER PASSPORT OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS NEW DELHI BY SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASST. SOLICITOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ============== W.P.(C).No. 20042 OF 2008 ==================== Dated this the 11th day of July, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to correct the date of birth in his passport. Earlier, he approached this Court and obtained Ext.P7 judgment. However, in spite of Ext.P7 judgment, by Ext.P8 order, the 1st respondent again rejected the application of the petitioner on the ground that he has to obtain a declaratory order from a competent court. The petitioner therefore seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to take appropriate action to correct the date of birth of the petitioner in his passport. In the above circumstances, I passed the following order on 3.7.2008. “Asst. Solicitor General shall get instructions as to why in spite of Ext.P7 judgment, the passport officer has passed Ext.P8 order against the judgment in Aboo Chettiyanthodi's case.” 2. Today, the learned Asst. Solicitor General submits that Ext.P8 came to be passed only because of wrong understanding of Ext.P7 judgment and the correction in the petitioner's passport has been carried out and it is kept ready for delivery to the petitioner. This is recorded and writ petition is closed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE bkn/-