IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 172 of 2003 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? : NO 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy : NO of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question : NO of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the concerned : NO Magistrate/Magistrates,Judge/Judges,Tribunal/Tribunals? -------------------------------------------------------------- KUSUM TRIBHUWANDAS DHABALIA Versus REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: 1. Special Civil Application No. 172 of 2003 MR GT PARIKH for Petitioner No. 1 MR DN PATEL for Respondent No. 1 NOTICE SERVED BY DS for Respondent No. 1 -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH Date of decision: 29/01/2003 ORAL JUDGEMENT 1. Rule. Mr. D.N. Patel, learned Sr. Central Goveernemnt Sanding Counsel appears and waives service ofnotice of Rule on behalf of the responent. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. By means of this petition, the petition has sought for direction to the respondent authority for making necessary correction in respect of date of birth in the passport No. A 4127656 as 20th July, 1937 in place of 2nd June, 1942. 3. In the facts of this case, this petition is disposed of finally with a direction to the respondent authority to decide the application/representation made by the petitioner for making correct of his birth date in the passport No. A 4127656 as 20th July, 1937 in the of 2nd June, 1942, on the basis of the material produced by the party on the record in accordance with law and for issuance of a passport after correcting birth date, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The respondent authority would be at liberty to pass an appropriate order with regard to the costs of these proceedings. 4. Accordingly, this application is allowed. Rule is made absolute to the aforesaid extent, with no order as to costs. D.S. is permitted. (Kundan Singh, J.) /JVSatwara/