THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR W.P.No.18374 of 2010 Date: 30.07.2010 Between: Shaziaunnisa .. Petitioner AND The Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad. .. Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR W.P. No.18374 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner seeks issuance of a new passport incorporating her correct date of birth. She is aggrieved by the inaction of the Regional Passport Officer, Secunderbad in this regard. The petitioner’s date of birth is 19.05.1984, which is incorrectly entered in her existing passport as 20.05.1984. She therefore seeks rectification in this regard. The matter is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in Mohd. Nasrullah Khan v. Regional Passport Officer, Hyderabad[1] In terms of the aforestated order and the guidelines issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in its Circular dated 18.04.2001, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad to consider the case of the petitioner under Clause (a) of the aforestated Circular. In terms thereof, the writ petitioner is not required to produce a declaratory order, if the rectification involves the entry of date of birth or place of birth. It would be sufficient in such cases for the petitioner to produce the secondary school certificate/birth certificate. It is only in the case of conflict between certificates issued by two competent authorities that clause (c) of the said Circular would come into operation requiring an applicant to produce a declaratory order. The Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad shall take necessary action accordingly. In the circumstances, there shall be no order as to costs. __________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: 30.07.2010 Isn [1] 2005 (1) ALD 419