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SCA/10366/2001 of KIRITIKANT CHANDRAKANT PATEL Vs UNION OF INDIA on 7 November 2001
HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 10366 of 2001 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgements? 2. To be referred
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 10366 of 2001
For Approval and Signature:
Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH
============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? : NO 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy : NO of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question : NO of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the Civil Judge? : NO
-------------------------------------------------------------- KIRITIKANT CHANDRAKANT PATELVersus UNION OF INDIA
-------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance:
MR AR MAJMUDAR for Petitioner No. 1 MR DN PATEL Sr. Central Govt. Standing Counsel for Respondents.
-------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE KUNDAN SINGH
Date of decision: 07/11/2001
ORAL JUDGEMENT
Rule. Mr. D.N. Patel Sr. Central Govt.
Standing Counsel appears on behalf of the respondents and waives service of rule on behalf of the respondents.
2. This petition has been filed for a direction to the respondent no. 2 authority to make correction in the passport with regard to birth date of the petitioner as 06-11-1971 in place of 06-11-1972 in the passport issued by the respondent no. 2.
3. It is stated that due to inadvertence wrong birth date of the petitioner has been mentioned in the passport issued by the respondent no. 2 on the basis of school leaving certificate as "06-11-1972." The petitioner has already moved an application before the respondent no. 2 for correction of birth the birth as aforesaid in the passport issued by the respondent. But the respondent has not decided the application of the petitioner saying it has no power or authority to make such correction in the passport with regard to the birth date of the petitioner unless and until some order is passed by the competent Court of Law. The petitioner has produced the birth certificate issued by the competent authority showing the correct date of birth of the petitioner.
4. In the facts and circumstances of this case and considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties as well as material on record, this petition is being disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider and decide the petitioner's application for making correction in the passport with regard to the birth date as 06-11-1971 in place of 06-11-1972, in accordance with law and on the basis of the material on record including the birth certificate issued by the competent authority, as early as possible preferably within a period of one month from the date of receipt of writ of this Court or certified copy of this order whichever is earlier. The respondent no. 2 authority would be at liberty to pass appropriate order with regard to the costs of the proceed, with no order as to costs.
5. With the above directions and observations, this petition is disposed of. Rule is made absolute to the aforesaid extent, with no order as to costs. D.S. is permitted.
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