Gurpreet Chhabra and Anr. v. the Ministry of External Affairs and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court Division Bench; WP 12227/2024; Gurpreet Chhabra v. Ministry of External Affairs; renewal of U.S. passport of minor U.S. citizen; writ jurisdiction over foreign consulate / U.S. Consulate (respondent no. 4); custody of minor with mother; petition disposed without adjudication, contentions kept open; no costs; decided 26 March 2025; no statutes or cases cited.
What did the court decide?
None of the reliefs prayed for was granted; the petition was disposed of keeping open all contentions of the petitioner, to enable petitioner no. 1 to resort to the appropriate course of action (pursuit of the passport renewal application before the U.S. Consulate). No costs. ¶15