IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 30TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 35752 of 2010(T) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- K.MADHUSOODANAN NAIR, S/O.P.KESAVA PILLAI, AGED 57 YEARS, KADAMPURATHU VEEDU, THAKAZHY, ALAPPUZHA-688 562. BY ADVS. SRI.DENIZEN KOMATH, SRI.MANOJ KUMAR.M., SMT.RAGAM S.MOHAN. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. 2. CNSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA, OFFICE OF THE CONSULATE GENERAL, P.O.BOX.1450, SAFAT-13015, KUWAIT. 3. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, KOCHI-682 036. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDIA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 35752 of 2010 T ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 30th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The complaint of the petitioner is regarding the alleged refusal on the part of the third respondent in accepting and considering Ext.P3 application of the petitioner requesting for correction of his date of birth in the passport issued to him. According to the petitioner, it is on the ground that the petitioner did not produce a court order requiring the third respondent to consider Ext.P3 that he refused to accept the said application. 2. In my view, the third respondent is bound to accept the application and consider the same in accordance with law. Therefore, directing that it will be open to the petitioner to submit his application and other documents along with a copy of this judgment and that, in which event, the third respondent shall consider the same on merits, this writ petition is W.P.(C) No.35752/10 : 2 : disposed of. It is directed that if an application is so made, orders shall be passed by the third respondent, at any rate, within four weeks thereafter. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge