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 : 26413 of 2008 Between: Mohammed Ziauddin S/o. Muzaffaruddin R/o. H.No. 13-6-434/A/189/1, Sardarbagh Ring Road, Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Regional Pass Port Office Rep. by its Pass Port Officer, Hyderabad. .....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 any order or direction or a writ more particularly a writ in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not accepting the application for renewal of passport bearing No. A4753325 which was issued on 9-1-1998 expired on 8-1-2008 with correct date of birth i.e, 24-4-1980 instead of wrong date of birth i.e, 25-12-1976 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional anc consequently direct the respondent to issue renewal passport correcting the date of birth accepting the application for renewal passport bearing No. A4753325 with correct date of birth i.e, 24-4-1980 instead of wrong date of birth i.e, 25-12-1976 as per marks memo issued by Board of Secondary Education and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.RAVI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: . The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.26413 of 2008 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.26413 of 2008 30.3.2009 [1] 2005(1) ALD 419