Shahana Parveen v. The Union Of India And Another

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI W.P.No.3496 OF 2020

ORDER

This writ petition is filed seeking the following relief: "to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not issuing fresh passport by changing the petitioner's date of birth as 5.2.1974 as per Certificate issued by the Competent Authority i.e., Board of Secondary Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh instead of 5/02/1969 based on representations on 15/10/2015 and 20/12/2019 as illegal, arbitrary and pass such other relief as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case."

Heard Sri Mohd. Ghulam Rasool, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, and learned Standing Counsel for Central Government appearing for the respondents. The grievance of the petitioner is that his date of birth was wrongly entered in the passport. Hence, he submitted representations dated 15.10.2015 and 20.12.2019 to the respondents. But, so far, no orders have been passed thereon. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner contended that appropriate orders be passed in the writ petition directing the respondents to consider the representations dated 15.10.2015 and 20.12.2019 submitted by the petitioner.

Learned Standing Counsel for Central Government appearing for the respondents contended that if the petitioner submits an application in the proforma, his case would be considered, and appropriate orders would be passed. Having considered the rival submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, this Court is of the considered view that this writ petition can be disposed of directing the petitioner to submit an application in the proforma to the respondents within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of such an application, the respondents shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks thereafter.

Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.

________________________________ JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI Date: 19.2.2020 rkk