IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.996 of 2009 JAGDISH NARAIN SINHA 'MANU' (Retd.) Distt. & Sessions Judge, now an Advocate, son of late Prayag Narain Sinha, a resident of Mohalla Pokhra Shahi Colony, Hajipur(Vaishali), P.S. Hazipur, Dist. Vaishali---------------petitioner Versus 1.THE UNION OF INDIA through the Pass Port Officer, Patna, Morya Lok, P.S.Kotwali,Patna-1 2.The State of Bihar 3.The Pass Port Officer,Patna,Morya Lok Complex 4.Registrar, Deaths and Births, Municipality Office, Hazipur (Vaishali), P.S.Hazipur(Sadar) Dist. Vaishali----------------------respondents ----------- For the petitioner :M/S D.P.Sharma S.K.Sinha For the Union of India:Mr.Sudhir Kr.Singh For the State :S.C.14 ---- 3. 24.4.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Union of India. The petitioner seeks a direction upon the respondent Passport authorities to rectify the year of birth and place of birth of his grandson Shikhar Saurav from the year 1993 to 1994 and from Delhi to Hajipur (Vaishali),Bihar in his passport No.F-2108150 issued by the Passport Officer, Patna renewing the old Passport No.7840752 dated 14.5.1999. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that an application in this regard has already been submitted on 2 15.12.2008 and 20.12.2008 for making the said corrections to the Passport Officer, Patna under registered cover with A/D and receipts in token of the said registered cover having been delivered have also been received by the petitioner but no such correction has been made till date. Despite sufficient time being granted to the learned Central Government counsel no counter affidavit has been filed till date. In the above circumstances, the Passport Officer, Patna, is directed to consider and dispose of the aforesaid application of the petitioner with respect to his grandson in accordance with law within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ application is, accordingly, allowed with the aforesaid direction. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) spal/