Devendra Jeet Singh v. Union of India and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Passport application kept pending due to pending criminal case; Case Crime No.189 of 2022, Sections 147/323/325/379/504 IPC, P.S. Ahirauli, District Kushinagar; liberty to seek no objection certificate from concerned criminal court; Pawan Kumar Rajbhar Vs. Union of India & 2 Ors., Writ - C No. 41540 of 2023 (DB, Allahabad) applied; passport authorities to pass appropriate orders within two months; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned court where Case Crime No.189 of 2022 is pending for grant of no objection certificate; the concerned court to act in terms of the law laid down in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar (supra); passport authorities to pass appropriate orders on the passport application within a further period of two months thereafter. ¶9