IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2010 / 26TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 12235 of 2010(D) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- VAISAKH, S/O. KUTTAN K.K., KUMBILIPARAMBIL HOUSE, ANCHERY P.O., THRISSUR TALUK. BY ADVS. SRI.V.V.ASOKAN, SRI.MAHESH V.MENON. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, THRISSUR. BY SHRI LUIZ GODWIN D'COUTH, C.G.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/06/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.12235/2010-D: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE S.S.L.C. BOOK. EXT.P.1.A: COPY OF THE ELECTION IDENTITY CARD NO. XKE 0025783 DTD. 27/09/2008. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE PORATHISSERY GRAMA PANCHAYATH DTD 22/08/2009. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE PASSPORT APPLICATION FOR GETTING INDIAN PASSPORT TENDERED BY THE PETITIONER DTD. 07/09/2009. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 12235 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 16th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has filed this writ petition complaining that his application for passport is not being accepted by the Passport Officer on the ground that there is a difference in spelling of the petitioner's name in the birth certificate and S.S.L.C. Book. Petitioner therefore seeks the following reliefs: (i) Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ or order directing the respondent to accept Ext.P3 application and to issue passport to the petitioner expeditiously. 2. A statement has been filed by the counsel for the respondent which reads thus: 1) I am the counsel appearing for the respondent in the above case. I am filing this statement based on instructions obtained from the Regional Passport Officer, Kochi. I am filing this statement without prejudice the right of the petitioner to file a counter affidavit, if any if it found necessary. 2) It is submitted that, there is no passport office at Thrissur. Thrissur District comes under the jurisdiction of Regional Passport Office, Cochin. However, for the convenience of the applicants in Thrissur District, a passport cell was constituted for the purpose of collecting W.P.(C)No. 12235 of 2010 -2- passport applications under the Superintendent of Police, Thrissur. Application which are in order will be accepted by the District Passport Cell and others will be asked to submit before the Regional Passport Office, Kochi. 3) It is respectfully submitted that on scrutiny of the application, the name of the petitioner is different in the Birth Certificate and School Certificate. In the Birth Certificate issued by the Panchayath the name of the petitioner is shown as Visakh. K.K. alias Vysakh. K.K. and school certificate it is Vysakh. K.K., usually in Birth Certificate alias name are not included. Hence District Passport Cell did not accepted the same. However the petitioner has not submitted the application before the Regional Passport Office, Kochi. On receipt of the notice of the above writ petition, the petitioner was informed and asked him to submit the application before the Regional Passport Office, Kochi. On submitting the same, it will be considered. 3. In view of the above statement, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: The petitioner shall file an application for passport before the Regional Passport Office, Kochi accompanied by the documents required. The same shall be accepted and processed by the Passport Officer in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/