Rathakrishnan v. the Regional Passport Officer
Passport – Writ Appeal against dismissal of writ petition – Maintainability
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Appeal W.A.(MD)No.1525 of 2023, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, decided 29.07.2025 (G.R.Swaminathan and K.Rajasekar, JJ.). Appellant Radhakrishnan challenged the dismissal of his writ petition (W.P.(MD)No.21238 of 2022 dated 28.11.2022) seeking issuance of passport from the Regional Passport Officer, Tiruchirappalli. The Court held the appeal was erroneously filed since the rejection order itself was not challenged, dismissed the appeal without costs and granted liberty to assail the rejection order in the manner known to law. Keywords: passport issuance, rejection order, wrong forum/remedy, liberty to challenge, writ appeal dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the appellant to assail the rejection order in the manner known to law; writ appeal dismissed with no costs. ¶22