Vijay Kumar v. Union of India Ministry External Affairs Govt. New Delhi and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Fresh passport application; police verification report disclosing pending criminal case (Case Crime No. 408 of 2021; Sections 147, 148, 452, 323, 504, 506 IPC; P.S. Cantt, District Ayodhya); writ petition disposed with direction to Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow (respondent no.2) to decide the application within six weeks of production of certified copy; expeditious disposal; liberty to petitioner to submit documents; Union of India, Ministry of External Affairs; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Alok Mathur, J.; Amitabh Kumar Rai, J.; no merits decision; no costs; no amounts.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no.2 (Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow) to consider and decide the application for issuance of the passport within six weeks of production of a certified copy of the order, in accordance with law; liberty to the petitioner to submit supporting documents.