Allowed
Krishan Kumar Bansal v. Regional Passport Officer
Delhi HCW.P.(C)/11293/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The single-judge Bench of the Delhi High Court directed the Regional Passport Officer to re-examine the petitioner's passport renewal application. The Court held that in the absence of pending trial despite FIR registration, the authority must consider the request and renew the passport within four weeks if no criminal proceedings are pending.
What did the court decide?
The order directed the respondent to renew the petitioner's passport within four weeks from the date of communication, subject to the condition that no criminal trial is pending.