THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION NO.29635 OF 2010 Between : Smt. Lokula Janaki Ram, W/o. Uppala Sunil, R/o. Flat. No.503, 5th Floor, Poojitha Residency, IDA Bollarum Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad. …... PETITIONER And The Regional Passport Officer, Opp. Gurudwara, Near Secunderabad, Railway Station, Secunderabad, A.P. …....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the petitioner: Sri N. Gopichand Counsel for the respondent: Sri Sri P. Ashok Goud S.C. The Court made the following. ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that in her passport bearing No.A9849151 the entries relating to the date of birth and gender were incorrectly entered. The petitioner states that her correct date of birth is 23.04.1983 and she being a female it was wrongly mentioned as male. The petitioner states that when she approached the respondent, the respondent declined to receive the application. I am not inclined to express any opinion on the merits of the case. Suffice it to issue proper directions to permit the petitioner to make an application to the respondent seeking appropriate orders. In the circumstances, the petitioner is permitted to submit an application to the respondent in the prescribed manner and the respondent is directed to receive the said application and pass appropriate orders according to law and the guidelines governing the field, as early as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of such application. The writ petition is disposed of as above. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 30th December, 2010 Js.