JUDGMENT

The petitioner was issued with Passport bearing No.X751391 in the year 1985, the period of which was upto 7.8.1990. This was extended upto 7.8.1995. Ext.P1 is the copy of the same. Ext.P2 is the copy of the new passport issued as No.T 605173 which was valid upto 10.1.2006. Ext.P3 is the copy of the passport issued for the period from 13.6.2005 to 12.6.2015. In all these passports the date of birth of the petitioner was recorded as 5.3.1963 instead of 29.4.1968. According to the petitioner, this was caused inadvertently. Apart from that, in these passports, his name is shown as Abdul Shakeer instead of Shakeer. Ext.P4 is the copy of the relevant page of the SSLC book.

2. In order to correct his name and initial in the records, the petitioner effected publication in the Kerala Gazette, a copy of which has been produced as Ext.P5. For incorporating the correct name and initial of the petitioner in the passport, the petitioner filed an application before the Regional Passport Officer, Ernakulam. On the basis of the said application, a new passport has been issued on 31.7.2009 which is numbered as wpc 4788/2010 2 H4803916, the validity of which is upto 30.7.2019.

3. Thereafter, he