Aniket Chauhan v. Union of India and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Passport application kept pending due to petitioner's implication in a criminal case in which he is on bail. Following the Division Bench decision in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar, the court permitted him to seek a no-objection certificate from the trial court for fresh consideration by passport authorities within two months.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to obtain no objection certificate from the concerned court; passport authorities to take fresh decision within two months thereafter.