IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2011 / 1ST POUSHA 1933 WP(C).No. 34754 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SMT.LIGI MANAVALAN JOS, D/O. JOSE, MANAVALAN HOUSE, MALA, VADAMA PO, TRICHUR, KERALA 680736, NOW RESIDING AT BLK05,ST-105, BDLG 7560, FARWANIYA, KUWAIT, REPRESENTED BY SMT.ELSY JOSE, W/O.JOSE MANAVALAN HOUSE, VADAMA PO, MALA VIA TRICHUR 680736. BY ADV. SRI.M.H.HANIL KUMAR SRI.M.R.DHANIL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE FIRST SECRETARY, CONSULAR SECTION, EMBASSY OF INDIA IN KUWAIT, DIPLOMATIC ENCLAVE, ARABIAN GULF STREET, KUWAIT PO, BOX 1450, SAFAT 13015. 2. THE PASSPORT OFFICER, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, KOCHI 682036. 3. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASG THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.34754/11 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE PASSPORT OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE DT 13.7.2010 ISSUED BY THE REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS, CHALAKUDY MUNICIPALITY EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDIGS NO.K.DIS/EX/BB4/22049/2011-C DT 6.6.11 OF THE JOINT COMMISSIONER FOR GOVERNMENT EXAMINATIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE RESIDENCY PERMIT DT 27.10.09 ISSUED BY THE STATE OF KUWAIT. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION IN FORM NO.II FOR DATE OF BIRTH CHANGE DT NIL. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF THE POWER OF ATTORNEY DT 6.12.11. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 34754 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner says that she is an Indian Citizen holding Passport No.H-1510077. According to her, though her date of birth is 29/9/1975, it was wrongly shown in the SSLC Book and Passport as 29/5/1976. It is stated that the mistake in the SSLC Book got corrected by Ext.P3, and that, based on that, she attempted to submit Ext.P6 to the 1st respondent seeking correction in the passport also. However, the application was not even accepted and it is therefore the writ petition is filed for appropriate orders. 2. If a citizen wants to make an application seeking correction of the particulars in the passport, the concerned authority is bound to accept the same and consider the application in accordance with law. 3. Having regard to the case of the petitioner that the application was not even accepted, I direct that along with a copy of this judgment and the writ petition, it will be open to the petitioner to submit the original of Ext.P6 to the 1st respondent, in which event, the 1st respondent will consider the same and pass WPC No.34754/11 :2 : appropriate orders on the said application. It is clarified that this Court is directing the 1st respondent to consider the application acting upon the submission made by the petitioner that the said respondent is the competent authority to entertain the application. If the 1st respondent is incompetent for any reason, it will be open to the 1st respondent to return the application to the petitioner. 4. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment and writ petition also along with the application before the 1st respondent. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp