R.Pandiyan v. Teh Regional Passport Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Passport denial due to adverse police report; pending FIR (Crime No.254 of 2023) not a bar to passport issuance; Article 226 mandamus against Regional Passport Officer, Tiruchirapalli; Division Bench decision in Arumugam Vs. Regional Passport Officer, W.A(MD).No.301 of 2018 followed; Government of India guidelines; direction to issue passport de hors pendency of criminal case; 8-week compliance timeline from web copy; Madras High Court W.P.No.20024 of 2024, decided 28.04.2025 by D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J.; disposed with no costs.
What did the court decide?
Mandamus direction to the first respondent to consider application File No.TR7065998096923 dated 22.11.2023 and issue the passport de hors the pendency of the criminal case (no other impediment), completing the exercise within 8 weeks from receipt of the web copy of the order without waiting for the certified copy; no costs.