Smt. Kavitha Srinath Venkatappa v. the Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Passport show cause notice; Tatkal Scheme issuance subject to police verification; threatened impounding/cancellation of passport No.ZA169032; pending criminal cases Crime No.145/2024 and Crime No.147/2024; claimed stay in petitions before Karnataka High Court; reply dated 16.08.2025 (Annexure-A1); writ of mandamus under Articles 226 and 227; Regional Passport Officer, Ministry of External Affairs, Bengaluru; disposed with liberty to file reply within two weeks; Justice B M Shyam Prasad; September 2025.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file, within two weeks, a copy of her reply dated 16.08.2025 (Annexure-A1) with all enclosures with the second respondent; no direction interdicting the proceedings pursuant to the show cause notice, which the second respondent is to decide on all circumstances including the efficacy of any stay.