IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2010 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 7035 of 2010(D) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- NAJEEBA, AGED 25, W/O.ASHRAF, A.A.HOUSE P.O., PANGODU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. MR.M.ZIYAD MR.SANU.S.PANICKER RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR, PASSPORT OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PASSPORT OFFICER, PASSPORT OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. MR.T.P.M.IBRAHIMKHAN, ASST.S.G. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 7035 of 2010-D - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of March, 2010. JUDGMENT Seeking for a change of name and address of the petitioner's former husband by removing the name from the passport, this writ petition has been filed. 2. The petitioner is having a passport as No.F 7615335 with her former husband's name therein. The marriage is already dissolved, as her earlier husband divorced her by talaq on 21.5.2007. Ext.P2 is the divorce certificate issued by the Secretary, Muhiyideen Puthen Palli. She has later married one Shri S. Ashraf which is evident from Ext.P3 marriage certificate. It is in these circumstances, the application has been filed as per Ext.P4. 3. The divorce by talaq is a well accepted mode as far as persons who are Muslims. In that view of the matter, the same can be accepted as evidence of divorce. She has already re-married, as evidenced by Ext.P3 also. 4. Therefore, there will be a direction to the respondents to consider the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P4 for removal of her former wpc 7035 /2010 2 husband's name in the passport and appropriate action shall be finalised within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/