High Court Kerala High Court

Firoskhan vs The Regional Passport Officer on 27 May, 2008

Kerala High Court
Firoskhan vs The Regional Passport Officer on 27 May, 2008
       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 13863 of 2008(A)


1. FIROSKHAN,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER,
                       ...       Respondent

2. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY

                For Petitioner  :SRI.BABU CHERUKARA

                For Respondent  :SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR

The Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN

 Dated :27/05/2008

 O R D E R
                         S. SIRI JAGAN, J.
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                   W.P.(C)No. 13863 OF 2008
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                  Dated this the 27th day of May, 2008

                             JUDGMENT

The petitioner lost his passport. He applied for a fresh

passport by application submitted on 25.1.2008. But

unfortunately, in the records of the 1st respondent the petitioner’s

year of birth is shown as ‘1972’ instead of ‘1975’. According to

the petitioner, as per the entry in his SSLC book, the petitioner’s

year of birth is ‘1975’. Therefore, the petitioner sought to include

his correct year of birth in the fresh passport to be issued.

However, the 1st respondent is insisting on a declaratory order

from the Court. The petitioner submits that this is against the

decision of this Court in Aboo Chettiyanthodi V. The Regional

Passport Officer, Malappuram [2008(1)KLJ 642].

2. I have heard the learned Asst. Solicitor General also.

3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose

of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to

consider the request of the petitioner in accordance with the

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above said decision, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate,

within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy

of this judgment. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy

of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the

1st respondent for compliance.

S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE

Acd

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