Case Summary
The plaintiff, Asokan V, seeks a declaration regarding his correct date of birth due to a mistake in his passport. The defendants, representing the Union of India, did not file a written statement.
Judgment Outcome
Judgment Favored
Plaintiff
Relief Granted
Declaration of the correct date of birth.
Case Type
Civil Suit
Final Judgment
No
The court declared that the date of birth of the plaintiff is 20/05/1964. The parties are directed to bear their own costs of proceedings.
Why Plaintiff Won:
The documents provided clearly show the correct date of birth of the plaintiff.
The documents provided clearly show the correct date of birth of the plaintiff.
Losing Side's Weaknesses:
The documents provided clearly show the correct date of birth of the plaintiff.
The documents provided clearly show the correct date of birth of the plaintiff.
Supporting Evidence
Exts. A2 to A3 clearly show that the date of birth of the Plaintiff was 20/05/1964 and not 10/06/1958.
Judgment Evidence:
In the result, I decree the suit against the Defendants. It is declared that the date of birth of the Plaintiff is 20/05/1964.
Parties Involved
Parties
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Party Name
- Asokan V
- Party Age
- 59
- Relation
- S/o
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Party Name
- Union of India
- Relation
- Represented by
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Party Name
- Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Kochi
- Relation
- Represented by
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Party Name
- Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Thiruvananthapuram
- Relation
- Represented by
Plaintiffs Documents
Passport issued in the name of plaintiff, copy of extract from the admission register, extract from the admission register issued from Govt. High School, Anchalumoodu.
Defendants Documents
Advocates
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Advocate Name
- Adv.Unnikrishnan S.D
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Advocate Name
- Adv. R.Gopakumar
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
Reliefs
Relief Type:
Declaration
Outcome:
Granted
Description:
Declaration that the date of birth of the Plaintiff is 20/05/1964.
Evidence:
I decree the suit against the Defendants. It is declared that the date of birth of the Plaintiff is 20/05/1964.
Relief Type:
Mandatory Injunction
Outcome:
Refused
Description:
Mandatory injunction sought for correcting the date of birth in the passport.
Evidence:
However, since no evidence was adduced to show that he had applied for a new passport hence, I am not inclined to grant mandatory injunction as sought for.
Documents & Evidence
Document Type:
Passport
Submitted By:
Plaintiff
Relevance:
The document shows the date of birth of the Plaintiff as mistakenly entered.
Reference:
Ext.A1
Document Type:
Extract from Admission Register
Submitted By:
Plaintiff
Relevance:
This document confirms the actual date of birth of the Plaintiff as 20/05/1964.
Reference:
Ext.A2
Document Type:
Extract from Admission Register
Submitted By:
Plaintiff
Relevance:
This document further confirms the Plaintiff's correct date of birth.
Reference:
Ext.A3
Case Classification
Case Type
Civil Suit
Category
Other Civil Cases
District
Kollam
State
Kerala
Court Establishment
Munsiff Court Kollam
Common Reasons
Correction of date of birth
Case Code
Case between Asokan V vs Union of India et al regarding declaration of date of birth and consequential mandatory injunction
Case Code Year
Case between Asokan V vs Union of India et al regarding declaration of date of birth and consequential mandatory injunction