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P.Annadurai v. the Regional Passport Officer

Madras HC22 Jul 2025WP/26187/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Passport renewal/reissue with pending criminal case; Article 226 mandamus; Regional Passport Officer Chennai; Division Bench WA No.902 of 2023 relied on — court permission unnecessary for reissuance, required only for foreign travel; SC No.90 of 2020 Dharmapuri (prayer cites S.C.No.90 of 2015); four-week processing direction; disposed, no costs.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the Regional Passport Officer (1st respondent) to process the petitioner's application and reissue/renew his passport within four weeks of receipt of a copy of the order, subject to satisfaction of all other requirements; no costs. ¶29

P.Annadurai Vs the Regional Passport Officer — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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WP No. 26187 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 22-07-2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH

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P.Annadurai S/o Pachaiappan, No 25-A Kaliyappa Gounder Street, Madhikonpalayam Dharmapuri - 636 701

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Petitioner(s)

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The Regional Passport Officer, Tower 2 & 3, 4th Floor, Rayala Towers, No. 158, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 052.

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2.The State Represented by The Inspector, CB - CID Branch Avvai Nagar, Oddapatti, Dharmapuri 636 705.

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Respondent(s)

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution

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of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus to entertain the petitioner's application in Crl.M.P.SR.No.9563 of 2024 in S.C.No.90 of 2015 on the file of the learned Principal District Court, Dharmapuri, to grant of NOC / re-issue of passport to the petitioner within a stipulated time.

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For Petitioner(s): Mr.J.Bharathi Raja For Mr.R.Subramanian, Respondent(s): Additional Central Government Standing

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Counsel For R1 Mr.V.Meganathan Govt. Advocate (Crl.Side) For R2

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ORDER

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This writ petition has been filed for a direction to the 1^st respondent to act upon the application submitted by the petitioner wherein the petitioner has sought for renewal/ re-issuance of the passport.

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The learned Government Advocate appearing on behalf of

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the 2^nd respondent on instructions submitted that a case is pending against the petitioner (A2) before the Principal District Court, Dharmapuri in SC No.90 of 2020.

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In the considered view of this Court, the petitioner is only seeking for renewal of passport and hence, this Court can take note of the order passed by the Division Bench of this Court in WA No.902 of 2023 wherein the Division Bench has held that insofar as the reissuance of passport is concerned, it is not necessary for the concerned person to get the permission from the Court. Only when it comes to travelling abroad, the concerned person must seek for

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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permission from the Court, where the criminal case is pending.

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In view of the above, the 1^st respondent is directed to

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process the application submitted by the petitioner and reissue / renew the passport in favour of the petitioner, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, if the petitioner has satisfied all the other requirements.

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