IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN Present HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.39254 of 2014 Between:
Asif Shaik, S/o. Shaik Mahmood, Age 26 years, Occ: Busines,s R/o. H.No.16-5-964, Kagaz Kharkhana, Old Malakpet, Hyderabad-500 036.
.. Petitioner AND The Regional Pass Port Officer, Passport Office at Secunderabad.
.. Respondent The Court made the following:
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.39254 of 2014 ORDER:
According to the petitioner, passport bearing No.F3444146 was issued on 31.05.2005 valid till 30.05.2015. In the passport, against the column of date of birth it was recorded as 10.11.1988, whereas the actual date of birth of the petitioner is 05.10.1985. Having noticed the wrong entry of date of birth, on 20.05.2014, the petitioner submitted a representation requesting for correction of date of birth, but so far, no orders are passed. Hence, this writ petition.
2. Learned Assistant Solicitor General submits that the petitioner has to apply through online for any corrections in the passport by uploading the supporting documents and as evident no such application was made, but a physical application was submitted. It is difficult for the passport authority to process the physical applications. Since the process of receiving applications is streamlined and being received only through a website.
3. Having regard to the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to submit an application online through the website of the passport authority by uploading all the relevant documents in support of the claim.
As and when such application is made, the passport authority shall consider the grievance of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders, as warranted by law, within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of such application. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed.
P.NAVEEN RAO, J Date: 22nd December, 2014 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.39254 of 2014 Date: 22nd December, 2014 KL