Disposed
Ragupathy v. The Regional Passport Officer
Madras HCWP(MD)/35007/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Writ petition seeking mandamus for issuance of a passport despite several criminal cases, including a pending trial in STC.No.1769 of 2022, against the petitioner. The court disposed of the petition directing him to seek prior permission from the trial court to go abroad, with the Passport Officer then to proceed per that order.
What did the court decide?
No mandamus granted; petitioner permitted to seek trial court permission to travel abroad, application to be disposed within four weeks, passport officer to act thereafter.