HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.20515 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner seeks issue of a new passport with her correct date of birth. Her grievance is that the Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad is not taking action in this regard. The petitioner’s date of birth is 23.08.1994 which is incorrectly shown as 23.09.1994 in her existing passport. Hence this writ petition. The matter is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in Mohd. Nasrullah Khan v. Regional Passport Officer, Hyderabad[1]. In accordance with the afore-stated judgment and the guidelines of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India contained in the Circular dated 18.04.2001, there shall be a direction to the Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad to consider the petitioner’s application for correction of date of birth under clause (a) of the said Circular. Needless to state, the petitioner is not required to produce a declaratory order in this regard and is entitled to rely on her school certificate in proof of her correct date of birth. It is only in cases which fall under clause (c) of the said Circular, wherein there are two contradictory records issued by competent authorities that the passport authority would be entitled to insist upon a declaratory order. The Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad shall take necessary action in the matter in the light of the afore-stated Circular guidelines. This exercise shall be completed expeditiously. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No order as to costs. SANJAY KUMAR, J. Date:18.08.2010 usd [1] 2005(1) ALD 419