Allowed
Gandhimathi v. The Regional Passport Office
Madras HCWP(MD)/1095/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The Madurai Bench allowed the writ petition, directing the petitioner to approach the Judicial Magistrate, Thirumangalam, to seek the 10-year passport renewal. The Court assigned the Magistrate three weeks to dispose of the matter, mandating that the right to travel be considered and the trial not stalled by the applicant's absence.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner directed to move the Judicial Magistrate; Magistrate to dispose of the petition within three weeks; Passport Officer to comply with such order.