1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 13.09.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR W.P.(MD)No.10422 of 2011 and M.P(MD)No.1 of 2011 Amalabai Alphonse Josephine ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Madurai. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Tirunelveli - Rural, Tirunelveli District. ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to take necessary action in the passport application pending in file No.MD2061310112411 and to issue a passport to the petitioner within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. For Petitioner ... Mr.M.Senthil Kumar For Respondents ... Mr.K.K.Senthilvelan, Assistant Solicitor General of India for R.1 Mr.R.Anandha Raj, Government Advocate for R.2 ORDER This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner to issue a writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to take necessary action in the passport application pending in file No.MD2061310112411 and to issue a passport to the petitioner within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 2. Heard Mr.M.Senthilkumar, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Mr.K.K.Senthilvelan, learned Assistant Solicitor General of India who appears on behalf of the first respondent and Mr.R.Anandha Raj, learned Government Advocate who takes notice for the second respondent. 3. By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 4. Without going into the merits of the petitioner's claim, the petitioner is permitted to clarify the mistake with regard to the description of the place of residence by way of an affidavit and submitting a representation and the same shall be considered by the authority concerned forthwith. It is made clear that this Court has not https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the authority concerned is free to deal with the matter on its own merit as per law. 5. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To: 1.The Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Madurai. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Tirunelveli - Rural, Tirunelveli District. +3CC TO MR.M.SENTHIL KUMAR, ADVOCATE SR.31225, 31170 Rsb SR : 13.09.2011 : 2p/6c W.P.(MD)No.10422 of 2011 and M.P(MD)No.1 of 2011 13.09.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/