Court closed a writ petition challenging a Show Cause Notice regarding passport issuance. Disposition occurred because the passport had already been dispatched and received by the petitioner. No substantive adjudication was made.
Writ petition closed; no costs awarded.
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W.P.(MD)No.19160 of 2021
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.11.2021 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN W.P.(MD)No.19160 of 2021 and W.M.P.(MD)No.15909 of 2021 Sundararaj ... Petitioner vs.
1.The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Race Course Road, Madurai – 625 002.
2.The Inspector of Police, Panagudi Police Station, Tirunelveli District. ... Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the impugned Show Cause Notice in File No.MD2073504667721 and Letter Ref.No.SCN/311173425/21, dated 03.09.2021 issued by the first respondent and to quash the same as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to direct the first respondent to re-issue the passport to the petitioner as per his application File No.MD2073504667721, dated 10.08.2021.
For Petitioner :Mr.M.Laxmi Mahendran For R1 :Mrs.L.Victoria Gowri Assistant Solicitor General of India For R2 :Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar Additional Government Pleader
O R D E R
Nothing survives for further adjudication, since passport had been despatched to the petitioner. The learned Counsel for the petitioner also stated that the petitioner has received the passport. This Court records its appreciation on Mrs.L.Victori Gowri, learned Assistant Solicitor General for complying with the statement made in the earlier hearing date that the passport would actually be despatched. This Writ Petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
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Assistant Registrar (CRL)
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The Inspector of Police, Panagudi Police Station, Tirunelveli District.
+1 CC to M/s.SPL GP ( SR-35152[F] dated 19/11/2021 )
W.P.(MD)No.19160 of 2021
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KB(29.11.2021) 2P 3C
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sundararaj
The Regional Passport Officer, Madurai
The Inspector of Police, Panagudi
C.V.Karthikeyan
As recorded by the court registry
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