Abuzar v. Regional Passport Office, Passport Seva Kendra

^ . $-58 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 15.5.2018. W.P.(C) 5205/2018 & CM APP No.20181/2018 ABUZAR Petitioner Through : Mr. B.S. Bagga, Adv. versus REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, PASSPORT SEVA KENDRA Respondent Through ; Mr. Anil Dabas, Adv. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHV SHAKDHER % RAJIV SHAKDHER. J. (ORALl

¶1Issue notice to the respondent. Mr. Anil Dabas accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. 2 The petitioner seeks issuance of a fresh passpiort.with correction with regard to his date of birth and name. It is.-averred in the petition. that the petitioner was issued a passport bearing no.G1544514 on 27.2.2007. It is further submitted that in the passport, the petitioner's., date of birth was shown as 6.10.2001 instead of 6.10.2004 and his name stood incorporated as Mohammad Abuzar instead of Abuzar.

¶3It is in this background, that the petitioner appears to have applied for a fresh passport on 22.2.2018.

¶4Mr. Anil Dabas says that the matter is being inquired into, since it is a where two different birth certificates have been tendered on behalf of r t case W.P.(C) 5205/2018 %/ the petitioner, 5 Given these circumstances, the respondent is directed to complete its inquiry and reach a conclusion in the matter with due expedition. Let the needful be done, in the matter, within two weeks from today. The conclusion reached by the respondent will be conveyed to the petitioner.

¶6The petitioner will be at liberty to assail the conclusion arrived at by the respondent, if it is adverse to his interest.

¶7The captioned writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid terms.

¶8The pending application is closed accordingly. RAJIV SHAKDHER, J MAY 15, 2018 mk V-W.P.(C) 5205/2018