IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2011 / 23RD POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 37363 of 2010(U) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SAJI PUNNOOSE, THUNDIYIL HOUSE, ERAVIPEROOR HOUSE, THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.T.P.PRADEEP. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, TRIVANDRUM – 695 001. BY SHRI.MATHEW SEBASTIAN, C.G.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 37363 of 2010 U ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 13th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner says that he is the holder of Indian passport bearing No.E 1218893 issued by the respondent. According to the petitioner, in the passport so issued, his name has been shown as Mathew Punnoose and his date of birth has been wrongly entered as 02-04-1972. It is stated that since there is mistake in his name and date of birth, he intends to make an application that he has been told that unless the application is accompanied by a court order declaring his date of birth to be one as claimed, the respondent would not entertain the application for correction. 2. I heard the Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent, who submits that, so far, the respondent has not received any application from the petitioner and, therefore, the contentions raised by the petitioner are premature. 3. If, as stated by the petitioner, there is a mistake in W.P.(C) No.37363/2010 : 2 : his name and date of birth in the passport, he is entitled to make an application and if an application is so made, it is up to the respondent to consider the application in accordance with law and pass orders thereon. Now that admittedly the petitioner has not made an application to the respondent, all that is necessary in this writ petition is to direct the petitioner to make an application for correction of the mistake, if any, in his passport, in which event, the respondent shall consider the application in accordance with law and orders thereon will be passed without any further delay. Writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge