Disposed

Jasbir Singh v. Union of India and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC3 Apr 2024CWP/6141/2024

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The court disposed of the writ petition seeking passport re-issuance on the basis of an arrangement where the petitioner agreed to respond to a notice issued by the authority, with liberty to file the response and a direction for the authority to decide the application within eight weeks.

What did the court decide?

Liberty granted to file response to notice; Passport Authority directed to decide application within eight weeks of response.

Jasbir Singh Vs Union of India and Others — Service and Employment | Punjab & Haryana HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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�� CWP No.6141 of 2024 Date of Decision:03.04.2024

Jasbir Singh

….Petitioner

vs.

Union of India and others

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….Respondents

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL

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Present: Mr. D.S.Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner

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Ms. Shreyansi Verma, Central Govt. Counsel for the Union of India

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JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL)

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The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondents to re-issue him passport. He is further seeking direction to respondents to act upon legal notice/representation dated 15.11.2023 (Annexure P-4).

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The petitioner was issued passport on 04.02.2013 which was valid upto 03.02.2023. He applied for re-issuance of passport on 18.04.2023. In the application, there was clerical mistake with respect to location of jurisdictional police station.

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Notice of motion.

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Ms. Shreyansi Verma, Central Government Counsel for Union

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of India, who on advance notice is present in Court, accepts notice and

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PARAMJIT KAUR SAINI 2024.04.04 03:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CWP No.6141 of 2024 -2- ��

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waives service. She submits that application of the petitioner was processed and it was found that he has also filed another application. To ascertain status of said application, notice dated 13.02.2024 was issued to him. He has not responded to said notice. If he files response to said notice, the passport authority, thereafter, would decide his application seeking passport within eight weeks.

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Mr. D.S.Sandhu, Advocate, agrees to the aforesaid arrangement. 6. The petition stands disposed of with liberty to petitioner to file response to notice dated 13.02.2024 issued by respondents. The passport authority shall decide his application seeking re-issuance of passport within eight weeks from the date of filing response to the aforesaid notice.

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(JAGMOHAN BANSAL) JUDGE

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03.04.2024 paramjit

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Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes Whether reportable: No

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PARAMJIT KAUR SAINI 2024.04.04 03:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

Jasbir Singh v. Union of India and Others

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