The Court directed the Regional Passport Officer to re-issue the petitioner's lost passport within three weeks, confining its validity to two years due to pendency of stayed criminal cases against the petitioner.
Directed the Respondent to re-issue the passport within three weeks with validity confined to two years.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 12.05.2022
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN
W.P.No.26263 of 2021 and W.M.P. 4544 of 2022
Sheshmall Mohankumar ... Petitioner
Versus
The Regional Passport Officer, Ministry of External Affairs, Regional Passport Office, Rayala towers, 4th Floor, Old No.785, New No.158, Anna Salai, Triplicane, Chennai – 600 002.
... Respondent
PRAYER: This Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the constitution, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the order dated 26.11.2021 of the Respondent herein under ref. No.CNO/311799085/21, quash the same and consequently direct the Respondent to re-issue the passport of the petitioner bearing passport No.Z83770486 which is valid upto 02.10.2026.
For Petitioner : Mr.ARL.Sundaresan, Sr. Counsel for M/s.A.L.Ganthimathi
For Respondent : Mr.K.Subbu Ranga Bharathi, CGC.
ORDER
Heard the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the writ petitioner and the learned Central Government Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent.
Sd/-
Vacation Officer
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
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To
Ministry of External Affairs, Regional Passport Office, Rayala towers, 4th Floor, Old No.785, New No.158, Anna Salai, Triplicane, Chennai – 600 002.
+1cc to M/s.A.L.Ganthimathi, Advocate SR. No. 31460
W.P.No.26263 of 2021
SSN (CO) PR (20/05/2022)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the passport authority should re-issue a passport when the passport is lost despite pendency of stayed criminal cases against the holder.
Sheshmall Mohankumar
The Regional Passport Officer
G.R. Swaminathan
As recorded by the court registry
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