Allowed
Sukhwinder Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
Delhi HCW.P.(C)/936/2018
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court allowed the writ petition against an order denying a passport to the petitioner who had sought political asylum in the UK. The court held that passport cannot be denied solely on the ground of seeking asylum if no false statements were made in the preceding applications. The impugned order was set aside.
What did the court decide?
The impugned order dated 09.11.2016 was set aside and the respondents were directed to process the petitioner's application for passport facilities.