Mohammad Liykat Ali v. Union of India and 2 Others
Passport renewal – petitioner's passport expired on 7.9.2018
Case brief
What is this about?
Passport renewal refused/deferred pending permission of the court concerned due to criminal cases pending against the petitioner; passport expired 7.9.2018; authority relied on notification dated 25.8.1993; held that upon the court granting permission, the passport authority will consider renewal in accordance with law; writ petition (WRIT - C No. 42241 of 2019) finally disposed of on 2.1.2020; Mohammad Liykat Ali v. Union Of India And 2 Others; bench of Abhinava Upadhya and Ravi Nath Tilhari, JJ.
What did the court decide?
No outright renewal directed; writ petition finally disposed of with the observation that if the petitioner obtains and presents permission from the court concerned, the passport authority will consider renewal of the passport in accordance with law. ¶9