This court allowed a writ petition challenging the denial of passport renewal due to pending criminal proceedings. It directed the passport authority to process the application under specific administrative guidelines.
Respondent authority directed to process the application for passport renewal for two years.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
C/SCA/3459/2022 ORDER DATED: 22/06/2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3459 of 2022
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NISHA HANIFBHAI PATEL
Versus
REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER
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Appearance:
MR VA MANSURI(2880) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 KSHITIJ M AMIN(7572) for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. SUPEHIA Date : 22/06/2022 ORAL ORDER
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C/SCA/3459/2022 ORDER DATED: 22/06/2022
(A. S. SUPEHIA, J)
ABHISHEK/72
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to passport renewal despite pending criminal cases covered by the 2019 Office Memorandum.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
NISHA HANIFBHAI PATEL
REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER
A. S. SUPEHIA
As recorded by the court registry
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