APHC010497722023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 25768/2023 Between: 1. CHIRLA VEERA REDDY, ,S/O. CHIRLA VENKTA REDDY, AGED 28 YEARS, HINDU,MALE, D.NO.2-29, NEAR PANCHAYAT OFFICE, ALAMURU, PENUMANTRA MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI. 2. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, , REGIONAL PASS PORT OFFICE NEAR P.F. OFFICE, MARRIPALEM, VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction one in the nature of writ of Mandamus by declare the inaction of the 2nd respondent on the Petitioner's Application dated 09-04-2019 for making correction of petitioner's date of birth as 23-06-1994 in the pass port is ill-legal and arbitrary, consequently direct the 2nd Respondent to consider the petitioner's Application dated 09-04-2019 and make correction of the petitioner's date of birth as 23-06-1994 as mentioned in SSC certificate of the petitioner and issue pass port to the petitioner with the date of birth dated 23-06-1994 and pass 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased be pleased to direct the Respondents to submit action taken report on petitioners application pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N SIVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. SC FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 2. Y V ANIL KUMAR (Central Government Counsel) The Court made the following: ::ORDER:: Heard Sri N.Siva Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Y.V.Anil Kumar, learned Central Government counsel for respondents 1 and 2. 2. The above writ petition is filed to declare the inaction of the 2nd respondent in correcting the date of birth of the petitioner in the passport, in pursuance of the application dated 09.04.2019, as illegal and arbitrary. 3. At the hearing, Sri Y.V.Anil Kumar, learned Central Government counsel, would submit that a speaking order vide ref:VS1073841741921 dated 02.06.2022 was passed and the same was communicated to the petitioner. A copy of the speaking order has been handed over to the learned counsel for the petitioner across the bar. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the speaking order dated 02.06.2022, has not been received by the petitioner. 5. Given the facts and circumstances, without going into the disputed question of fact, since a speaking order dated 02.06.2022 was passed and a 3 copy of the same is handed over to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the speaking order dated 02.06.2022, if aggrieved. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 02.07.2025 SNI 4 143 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 25768/2023 Date: 02.07.2025 SNI