Petitioner sought direction to re-issue his passport, which had expired while an NDPS conviction appeal remained pending with sentence suspended. Union of India stated no application was pending before passport authorities and a fresh application would be decided expeditiously per law. Petition disposed of on that statement.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
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Paramjit Singh
….Petitioner
vs.
Union of India and another
….Respondents
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL
Present: Mr. B.S.Kathuria, Advocate for the petitioner
Mr. Balwinder Sangwan, Advocate for Ms.Shreyansi Verma, Central Govt. Counsel for the Union of India
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JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL)
“The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondents to re-issue him passport.
The petitioner was issued passport which expired on 20.10.2020. An FIR No. 103 dated 12.10.2012, under Section 18 of the NDPS Act, 1985 came to be registered against the petitioner at Police Station Sadar Nawanshehar, District SBS Nagar. The petitioner was convicted vide judgment dated 11.03.2016 and was awarded sentence of 10 years. The petitioner preferred CRA-S-2454-SB of 2016 before this Court which is still pending. The sentence of the petitioner is suspended vide order dated 18.04.2018 passed by this Court. The petitioner has filed application seeking
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passport on 16.09.2023 which is still pending.
Notice of motion, returnable for 24.01.2024.
Ms. Shreyansi Verma, Central Government
Counsel for Union of India, who on advance notice is present in Court, accepts notice and waives service. She seeks time to get instructions.
To be shown in the urgent list.”
(JAGMOHAN BANSAL) JUDGE
24.01.2024 paramjit
Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes Whether reportable: No
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2 provisions across 2 enactments
Paramjit Singh
Union of India
another
Jagmohan Bansal
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