IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.30789 of 2011 DATED:07.12.2011 BETWEEN DEVERAKONDA SIDHARTHA ... PETITIONER AND THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER ...RESPONDENT The Court made the following order: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.30789 of 2011 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent. The petitioner had applied for correct of date of birth in the passport vide application of the petitioner-dated 04.11.2011. Alleging inaction, this writ petition is filed. On the earlier occasion, the writ petition was adjourned on the ground that the respondent should be allowed suﬃcient time to examine the petitioner’s application, dated 04.11.2011. The learned Standing Counsel now on instructions submits that the petitioner’s application will be considered and appropriate orders will be passed in terms of the Circular of the Ministry of External Aﬀairs, dated 29.10.2007. It is brought to the notice of this Court of an order passed by this Court in W.P.No:26689 of 2011, dated 23.09.2011 wherein this Court directed the respondent- authorities to consider the petitioner’s application in terms of the Circular aforestated. Accordingly, this writ petition deserves disposal with a similar direction. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the petitioner’s application in terms of the Circular aforestated and pass appropriate orders expeditiously, preferably within a period of four (4) Weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There will be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J Date:07.12.2011 GURC. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.30789 of 2011 DATED:07.12.2011