IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No.3796 of 1998 ** For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE H.L.GOKHALE ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question 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? 1 to 5 : NO -------------------------------------------------------------- SHARMILABEN AMRUTSINH SAHUKAR Versus REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: MR ZUBIN F BHARDA for Petitioner MS PROMILA SAFAYA for Respondent No. 1, 2 -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE H.L.GOKHALE Date of decision: 22/07/98 ORAL JUDGEMENT : Heard Mr. Zubin Bhadra, learned advocate for the petitioner and Ms. Promila Safaya, learned advocate for respondents nos.1 and 2. 2. Rule. Ms. Promila Safaya, learned advocate waives service of rule on behalf of the respondents. 3. The petitioner is having a passport which shows her surname as "Sawkar" and her date of birth as 13.1.1971. It is the case of the petitioner that those entries have come to be made on the basis of School Leaving Certificate. Birth Certificate issued by Navsari Nagarpalika gives date of birth of the petitioner as 20.6.1971 and surname as "Sahukar", which is her correct surname. The petitioner intends to apply for a fresh passport on the basis of the Birth Certificate given by the Nagarpalika. The respondents will entertain that application on the basis of the Birth Certificate given by the Nagarpalika. 4. The petition is disposed of. Rule is made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. -oOo- karim*