IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 2450 of 2001 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? : NO 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy : NO of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question : NO of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the Civil Judge? : NO -------------------------------------------------------------- GURPREETSINGH HARBHAJANSINGH TUTEJA Versus REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: MR CHETAN K PANDYA for Petitioner MR DA THAKKAR, Addl. Central Govt. Standing Counsel Respondent No. 1 -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH Date of decision: 10/04/2001 ORAL JUDGEMENT Rule. Mr. D.A. Thakkar, Addl. Central Government Standing Counsel appears and he waives service of Rule on behalf of the respondent authority. 2. The petitioner has moved this petition for a direction to make correction of his grand father's full name "TUTEJA HARBHAJANSINGH RAWELSINGH" instead of "TUTEJA HARBHANSINGHY RAWEKSINGH" in the passport to the petitioner. 3. The petitioner has moved an application before the respondent for correction of his address and full name of his grand father as "TUTEJA HARBHAJANSINGH RAWELSINGH" instead of "TUTEJA HARBHANSINGHY RAWEKSINGH" in the passport. But the respondent authority has made correction regarding the address of the petitioner and refused to make correction with regard to the full name of petitioner's grand father. Hence, this petition. 4. The petitioner has produced the School Leaving Certificate and Permanent Account Number issued by the Income-tax Department, Central Government showing the full name of petitoner's grand father as "TUTEJA HARBHAJANSINGH RAWELSINGH" instead of "TUTEJA HARBHANSINGH RAWEKSINGH". 5. In the facts and circumstances of this case, this petition is being disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file a fresh application before the respondent authority concerned and in case such application is made by the petitioner, the respondent authority concerned is directed to entertain, consider and decide the application filed by the petitioner on the basis of the documents filed in support of his application in accordance with law and to make correction of the petitioner's grand father as "TUTEJA HARBHAJANSINGH RAWELSINGH" instead of "TUTEJA HARBHAJANSINGH RAWEKSINGH" in the passport and issue passport with the correction of the petitioner's grand father as aforesaid, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of writ of this Court or certified copy of this order, whichever is earlier. 6. With the above directions and observations, this petition stands disposed. The respondent authority will be at liberty to pass appropriate order with regard to the costs of these proceedings. Rule is discharged. Direct Service is permitted to be issued today. -0-0-0-0-0- /JVSatwara/