Disposed
E.Sachidananthagopalakrishnan. v. Regional Passport Officer
Kerala HCWP(C)/12961/2023
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The Court disposed of a writ petition regarding passport issuance against a backdrop of pending criminal proceedings. It directed the petitioner to obtain leave to travel from the criminal court before seeking passport issuance, noting that the passport authority must consider such applications expeditiously after compliance.
What did the court decide?
Directed the petitioner to approach the jurisdictional criminal court for orders to go abroad; upon obtaining such orders, the 1st respondent must consider the passport application expeditiously.