Santhosh Murugaiyan v. The Regional Passport Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Passport refusal/issuance; FIR pending investigation, charge sheet not filed; Regional Passport Officer Tiruchirappalli; mandamus to issue passport within four weeks; surrender-passport-on-chargesheet condition; cancellation liberty; IPC 294(b)/447/354/506(1); Crime No.573 of 2022; Orathanadu Police Station, Thanjavur; Article 226; Madras High Court Madurai Bench; disposed of, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ of Mandamus effected by direction: first respondent ordered to process the petitioner's passport application (File No.TR1065122555025 dated 03.06.2025) and issue the passport as expeditiously as possible, preferably within four weeks of receipt of a copy of the order, subject to the condition that the petitioner surrenders the passport to the concerned court if a charge sheet is filed and taken on file, with liberty to the first respondent to cancel the passport on non-compliance; no costs.