Chelliah Mahendran v. The Regional Passport Office
Case brief
What is this about?
Mandamus for reissue of passport where petitioner faces pending criminal case; direction to obtain trial Court permission to travel abroad; trial Court to dispose of foreign-travel permission application within four weeks; passport authority to act per trial Court orders. Key terms: Article 226 writ, Regional Passport Office Madurai, application dated 15.12.2025, representation dated 20.01.2026, Crime No.468 of 2020, C.C.No.426 of 2022, Judicial Magistrate Nanguneri, Kalakad Police Station, R.VIJAYAKUMAR J., decided 10.02.2026, disposed of with no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with observations/directions instead of an outright mandamus: petitioner to seek permission of the trial Court to go abroad (trial Court to decide within four weeks); first respondent to proceed thereafter in accordance with law based on the trial Court's orders. No costs.