IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 481 of 2009(G)
1. MUHAMMED THANVEER
... Petitioner
Vs
1. PASSPORT OFFICER,
... Respondent
For Petitioner :SRI.K.A.SREEJITH
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC
Dated :06/01/2009
O R D E R
ANTONY DOMINIC, J.
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W.P.(C) No.481 of 2009
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Dated this the 6th day of January, 2009
JUDGMENT
Petitioner states that he was issued passport, copy of which is
Exhibit P1. According to the petitioner, the age and date of birth
shown in the passport was wrong and therefore by producing Exhibits
P2 to P4, petitioner sought correction of the date of birth and age as
entered in Exhibit P2. Orders were not passed in the application made
and when the petitioner searched in the Web site of Regional Passport
Office, he came to know that his application was not considered for the
reason that it is not accompanied by a court order requiring the
respondent to correct the age and date of birth. It is with that
grievance, this writ petition is filed with a prayer that the respondent
be directed to correct the date of birth and age as sought for by the
petitioner.
Heard learned Standing Counsel who is appearing on behalf of
the respondent. Standing Counsel referred me to Exhibit P5, where it is
stated that the application is kept pending for want of court order. In
fact this court in the judgment in Aboo Chettiyanthodi Vs. Regional
W.P.(C) No.481/2009
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Passport Officer [2008(1) K.L.T. 992] has already held that Magistrate
has no power to issue such an order.
In view of this it is directed that the respondent shall consider the
application made by the petitioner for correction of Exhibit P1 Passport
without insisting on the production of any court order and order shall
be passed on Exhibit P5 as expeditiously as possible at any rate within
two weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment.
ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE
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