IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:16692 OF 2010 DATED:14.7.2010 Between: Mikkili Lakshmi. .....PETITIONER AND The Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad. .....RESPONDENT This Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:16692 OF 2010 ORDER: The writ petitioner assails the action of the Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad in refusing her application dated 2.7.2010 for correction of her place of birth in her passport. It is the case of the petitioner that she was born at Bhimavaram whereas the passport erroneously reflects Attili as her place of birth. The learned counsel for the petitioner stated that her case is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in MOHD. NASRULLAH KHAN V. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, HYDERBAD ([1]). Copy of the judgment is placed before this Court. Following the Circular instructions dated 18.4.2001 issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, this Court directed the Passport Authorities to consider the application of the petitioner therein and pass appropriate orders. Circular Instructions dated 18.4.2001 to the extent relevant read as under: “Where an applicant is seeking rectification/correct of a mistake in the entry on date of birth/place of birth in the passport, PIA (Passport Issuing Authority) may after verifying/satisfying himself, affect the correction treating the same as a technical correction. There is no need for a declaratory order in such cases.” As the petitioner seeks correction of her place of birth in the passport and there is no need for a declaratory order as made clear by the Circular, the Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad is directed to consider the petitioner’s application for correction of her place of birth basing upon the relevant Certificate produced by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon. The writ petition is disposed of with the aforestated direction. No order as to costs. _________________ Justice Sanjay Kumar gurc Date:14.7.2010. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:16692 OF 2010 14th JULY, 2010 [1] 2005 (1) ALD 419