IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2008 / 22ND PHALGUNA 1929 W.P(C).No. 6282 of 2008(W) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- SHERIFF.I., S/O.ISMAIL KUTTY, PARIPPALLI THARAYIL HOUSE, KUMRANCHIRA, PATHARAM P.O., SOORANADU SOUTH VILLLAGE, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.KKM.SHERIF SRI.LAL K.JOSEPH SRI.A.A.ZIYAD RAHMAN SMT.SHEENA SAMUEL SRI.V.R.REKESH RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. 2. THE CHIEF PASSPORT OFFICER, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. 3. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ASST. S.G, SRI. P. PARAMESWARAN NAIR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 6282 OF 2008 W ==================== Dated this the 12th day of March, 2008 J U D G M E N T In this writ petition, petitioner submits that Ext.P1 is the passport that was issued to him. According to the petitioner, passport contains some incorrect entries and therefore petitioner is seeking to have the incorrect entires corrected. According to him, the competent authority to order such corrections is the Judicial First Class Magistrate and on that basis petitioner seeks a direction to the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Shasthamkotta to accept the petition for correction of the wrong entires in Ext.P1 passport and pass appropriate orders. 2. When the matter came up for orders today, the learned counsel appearing for the respondents produced before me a circular dated 15/1/2008, in terms of which the Regional Passport Officer himself is competent to consider the request for correction and pass remedial orders in the matter. WPC 6282/08 :2 : 3. Accordingly, leaving it open to the petitioner to make a proper application to the 3rd respondent for correction of the wrong entires in Ext.P1 passport, this writ petition is disposed of. It is directed that in case an application is so made by the petitioner, the 3rd respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within four weeks of the receipt of the representation. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC,JUDGE. Rp