Ms Sandhya Malik v. Union of India and Ors.
Passport – Refusal of re-issue (letter dated 03.01.2025, Annexure P-6)
Case brief
What is this about?
Sandhya Malik v. Union of India and others, CWP-7370-2025 (O/M), High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, Harsh Bunger J, decided 04.04.2025: passport re-issue denied vide letter dated 03.01.2025 (Annexure P-6); rejection order recalled vide letter dated 03.04.2025 by Regional Passport Office, Chandigarh; re-issuance application alive with police verification pending; final decision within four weeks of receipt of police verification report; Article 226 mandamus; writ petition disposed; pending applications closed.
What did the court decide?
No formal mandamus issued; petition disposed of on respondents' stand that the rejection order dated 03.01.2025 has been recalled and the final decision on the pending re-issuance application will be taken within four weeks of receipt of the police verification report; pending applications, if any, stand closed.