The Court directed the passport authority to consider the petitioner's expired passport renewal application on merits and pass a final order after a fair hearing within 8 weeks.
Directed to consider the application and pass final orders after fair hearing within 8 weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 24.02.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE
W.P. No.19602 of 2020
Faisal Rahman
.... Petitioner
Vs.
1. The Regional Passport Officer,
Regional Passport Office,
Municipal Water Tank Building,
W.B.Road, Trichirappalli - 620 008.
2. State rep. by Inspector of Police,
Manaimedu Police Station,
Nagapattinam.
(in Crime Nos.586 and 606 of 2020) .... Respondents
Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the
Constitution of India to issue a Writ of mandamus, to direct the
first respondent to issue the passport to the petitioner after
considering the online application No.TP1072994048320 dated
22.08.2020, within a time bound framed by this Court.
For Petitioner : Mr.A.Rajamohamed For respondent-1 : Mr.K.Ramanamoorthy, CGSC For Respondent-2 : Mr.V.Shanmugasundar, SGP
ORDER
This Writ Petition has been filed for a mandamus seeking for a direction to the first respondent to consider the petitioner's application dated 22.08.2020 seeking for renewal of his passport.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
srn
To
1. The Regional Passport Officer,
Regional Passport Office,
Municipal Water Tank Building,
W.B.Road, Trichirappalli - 620 008.
2. The Inspector of Police,
Manaimedu Police Station,
Nagapattinam.
+2cc to Mr.A.Rajamohamed, Advocate, Sr.No. 11630
+1 cc to The Government Pleader Sr.No. 11919
W.P. No.19602 of 2020
PMK(CO)
RMP(17/03/2021)
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the pendency of FIRs prohibits the issuance of a passport.
Whether the petitioner whose passport has expired must show cause for non-cancellation before renewal.
The time within which the passport office must consider the renewal application.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Faisal Rahman
The Regional Passport Officer
State rep. by Inspector of Police
Abdul Qudhoose
As recorded by the court registry
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