IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 27TH NOVEMBER 2006 / 6TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 WP(C).No. 29252 of 2006(G) -------------------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------------- GIRIJA B.GOPAL, THUNDATHIL VEEDU, MADATHINEPUZHA, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.ABDUL LATHEEF RESPONDENTS: -------------------------- REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, PASSPORT OFFICE, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.A.HAKEEM SHAH, CGSC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/11/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 29252 of 2006(G) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: Ext.P1: True copy of the certificate dated 27-10-2006 issued by the Registrar of birth and death, Kulakkada Grama Panchayat. Ext.P2: True copy of the first page of the S.S.L.C. Book of the petitioner. Ext.P3: True copy of the first page of the passport A 79-8620 dated 25-6-1999 issued to the petitioner by the respondent. Ext.P4: True copy of the petition dated 26-10-2006 submitted by the petitioner before the first respondent. // True copy // P.A. to Judge aks C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P. (C) No. 29252 OF 2006 G ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 27th day of November, 2006 J U D G M E N T Heard counsel for petitioner and Sri.M.A. Hakkeem Shah, standing counsel for respondent. 2. The only prayer is for direction to the respondent to carry out correction with regard to date of birth and petitioner's father's name in the passport already issued to the petitioner. Petitioner's case is that when passport was applied for, original school certificate was produced and the mistake contained therein are carried to the passport. However, when petitioner obtained birth certificate from the local authority, which has to be produced for obtaining US Visa, petitioner noticed the difference in date of birth and mistake with regard to the father's name entered in the passport. In the circumstances, writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to make correction in regard to the petitioner's date of birth and father's name in the passport as shown in Ext.P1 birth certificate issued by the Panchayat. Corrected passport should be given to the petitioner, within a week from date of production of a copy of this judgment along with certified copy of birth certificate. (C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) aks