D.Prabin v. The Regional Passport Officer
Writ Appeal under Clause XV of Letters Patent – Passport
Case brief
What is this about?
Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, W.A.(MD)No.2007 of 2025, decided 28.07.2025 by G.R.Swaminathan and K.Rajasekar JJ. (judgment by G.R.Swaminathan J.). Appellant D.Prabin (counsel Charles Kamalesh M.Appaji) vs Regional Passport Officer, Madurai (counsel K.Govindarajan, Dy. Solicitor General) and Inspector of Police, Thiruvattar Police Station (counsel T.Senthilkumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor). Subject: re-issuance of passport; Division Bench upheld relegation to trial Magistrate but set aside as uncalled for the Single Judge's restriction on using the passport for foreign travel without RPO permission; appeal partly allowed, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Last sentence in Paragraph No.4 of the order of the learned Single Judge set aside; remainder of the impugned order upheld; writ appeal partly allowed with no costs. ¶23