IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2010 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 15454 of 2004(M) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- ABDUL SALAM K.A, S/O.ABDUL KHADER, KARIPPAKULAM HOUSE, KARUMATHRA DESOM, THEKKUMKARA VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. 2. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, KOCHI. 3. THE FIRST CLASS JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, IRINJALAKUDA. R1 & R2 BY SRI. T.P.M. IBRAHIM KHAN, A.S.G. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/12/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 15454 of 2004 M ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 20th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T Prayer sought in the writ petition is the following:- “ Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the effect that an order be issued to the petitioner on the application for correction of date of the petitioner in his passport that will be filed before the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class Court, Irinjalakuda, within a time bound manner.” 2. Petitioner has not been able to show me any provisions of law under which the Magistrate has the power to direct the correction in the date of birth on a passport. Therefore, I do not find any merit in the writ petition. Writ petition fails and it is dismissed. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge