IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2011 / 28TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 27934 of 2011(N) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SAINULABDEEN ABDUL RASHEED, THERUVIL VEEDU, PERUMATHURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, NOW WORKING AT ABU DHABI MARITIME MERCANTILE INTERNATIONAL CO., POST BOX NO.247, ABU DHABI, U.A.E, REPRESENTED BY HIS WIFE AND POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER UMMAILLAMMA, S.A.R.MANZIL,CHIRYINKEEZHU TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.B.SURESH KUMAR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110 011. 2. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, PASSPORT OFFICE, SHASTRI BHAVAN, 26 HADDOWS ROAD, NUNGAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI-600 006. 3. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, PASSPORT OFFICE, S.N.S.M BUILDING, KARALKADA JUNCTION, KAITHAMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 024. 4. THE CONSULAR GENERAL EMBASSY OF INDIA, ABU DHABI (UAE), P.BOX NO.368. BY SRI. P. PARAMESWARAN NAIR, A.S.G, SRI.T.SANJAY, C.G.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/10/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.27934/2011-N: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- EXHIBIT P1: A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE PASSPORT ISSUED ON 4/6/2005 BY THE EMBASSY OF INDIA, ABU DHABI. EXHIBIT P2: A TRUE COPY OF THE EXTRACT OF THE ADMISSION REGISTER DATED 8/8/2008 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE GOVERNMENT LPS, PERUMBATHURA. EXHIBIT P3: A TRUE TRANSLATION OF EXT.P2. EXHIBIT P4: A TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 14/10/10 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER'S WIFE BY THE PASSPORT OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. EXHIBIT P5: A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN OS.131/2010 DATED 28/2/2011 PASSED BY THE MUNISIFFS COURT, ATTINGAL. EXHIBIT P6: A TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 3/8/2011 SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE CONSULAR GENERAL, EMBASSY OF INDIA, ABU DHABI, UAE. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 27934 of 2011 N ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 20th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Heard the counsel for the petitioner and also the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. Prayer sought in the writ petition is for a direction to consider the application made by the petitioner for correction of his date of birth in passport No.F 2602861 issued by the fourth respondent. Ext.P6 is the request made by the petitioner along with the supporting documents. 3. Since Ext.P6 application is still pending before the fourth respondent, at this stage, what is required is to direct the said respondent to pass orders on the application made by the petitioner. This, the fourth respondent shall do, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. Writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks/20/10