Sri. Rehman Dastagir Shariff v. the Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court oral order dated 11.06.2025 in WP No. 12006 of 2022 (GM-PASS); writ under Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; prayer to delete petitioner's name from spouse and surname column of respondent no.3's passport Z-2687204 issued 20.05.2014 (valid till 19.05.2024) at Doha, Qatar; parties: Rehman Dastagir Shariff and Saira Banu (petitioners, through power of attorney holder) v. Union of India Ministry of External Affairs, Regional Passport Office Koramangala Bengaluru, and Nazia Naushin; advocates: Tanveer Ahmed Shariff for petitioners, S.R.Dod for R1 & R2, Mohammed Arif Khan Makki for R3; disposal on counsel's memo for withdrawal recording voluntary removal of the name and issuance of fresh passport; petition disposed as not calling for any adjudication / infructuous; no merits adjudication.
What did the court decide?
The court took on record the memo filed by counsel for respondent no.3, which recorded that respondent no.3 had voluntarily got the petitioner's name removed from her present passport, that a fresh passport had been issued by respondents no.1 and 2, and that the direction sought by the petitioner did not survive for consideration.