Vijay v. The Passport Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Passport mandamus writ petition (W.P.(MD).No.1862 of 2026, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, R. Vijayakumar J., decided 05.02.2026). Petitioner Vijay sought a direction to the Passport Officer, Tiruchirappalli to issue a passport on application No.TR1075544705725 dated 26.08.2025. Pendency of criminal case Crime No.9 of 2023 (Pattukottai All Women Police Station, Thanjavur District) and charge sheet in C.C.No.741 of 2025 before the Judicial Magistrate, Pattukottai led the Court to dispose of the petition by directing the petitioner to seek trial Court permission to go abroad (such application to be decided within four weeks) and the Passport Officer to act in accordance with the trial Court's orders. Keywords: Article 226; writ of mandamus; passport; pending criminal case; permission to travel abroad; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with no costs: petitioner directed to approach the trial Court (Judicial Magistrate, Pattukottai) for permission to go abroad; any such application to be disposed of within four weeks; first respondent (Passport Officer) to proceed in accordance with law based on the trial Court's orders.