The High Court disposed of a Writ Petition seeking expedited processing of a passport application, directing the Union of India to decide the petitioner's request within 30 days and cooperated with any further inquiries.
Direction to respondents to examine the petitioner's passport application and decide it within 30 days.
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C/SCA/15162/2020 ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 15162 of 2020
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ABIZAR HATIMBHAI UMRETHWALA
Versus
UNION OF INDIA
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Appearance:
MR HEMANT MAKWANA(3622) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 for the Respondent(s) No. 2
MR BHARAT VYAS, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
MR KSHITIJ AMIN, for the Respondent No.2
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH J. SHASTRI
Date : 08/12/2020
ORAL ORDER
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C/SCA/15162/2020 ORDER
the matter, the initial request for issuance of direction to expedite the process deserves to be considered considering the averments made in the petition.
(ASHUTOSH J. SHASTRI, J)
JYOTI V. JANI
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the Court can direct the respondent to expedite the processing of a passport issuance application within a stipulated time without examining the merits.
Whether the petitioner must cooperate with any further particulars requested by the respondent authority to ensure timely decision.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
ABIZAR HATIMBHAI UMRETHWALA
UNION OF INDIA
ASHUTOSH J. SHASTRI
JYOTI V. JANI
As recorded by the court registry
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