Kriti Awasthi v. the Regional Passport Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Minor's passport reissue/renewal; Regional Passport Officer Bangalore communication dated 18.06.2025 (Annex-A) not considering application without fresh documents/father's consent; writ under Articles 226 and 227, Constitution of India; consent of father for minor's passport; S. Nancy Nithya v. Union of India and Another, 2022 SCC OnLine Kar 1614 (referred by counsel); direction to consider issuing passport; stipulation barring taking the minor out of India without competent Court's order; related guardianship/miscellaneous restoration proceedings between parents; GM-PASS; Karnataka High Court, single judge (B M Shyam Prasad J), order dated 21-01-2026.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with a direction to the first respondent (Regional Passport Officer, Bangalore) to consider issuing a passport to the petitioner upon receipt of a certified copy of the order and other required documents; liberty reserved to the petitioner's mother to file the order and records; subject to the express stipulation that the mother shall not take the petitioner out of India without an order of the competent Court.