Disposed
Samy Ravichandran v. The Passport Officer
Madras HCWP(MD)/17809/2026
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Passport application was withheld owing to a pending criminal case against the petitioner. Following the Full Bench ruling that passport re-issue/renewal is treated as a fresh issuance requiring prior court permission, the writ petition was disposed of with liberty to seek such permission from the trial court.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to petitioner to apply to jurisdictional criminal court for permission for issuance/renewal of passport; court to decide within two weeks. No costs.