Ashim Kumar Roy, J.

The writ petitioner is the holder of the passport bearing no. E-1066662 issued in the year 2000 which is to remain valid till 2012. After expiry of the passport, on June 9, 2012 the writ petitioner applied for re-issue of the passport, since there was no response from the side of the Passport Authority, the writ petitioner moved this court and by an order passed on 21st December, 2012 in connection with the W.P. No. 26473(w) of 2012, a co-ordinate bench of this court directed the Passport Officer to consider and dispose of his application for re-issue of passport and further directed in case of refusal, a reasoned order be passed and communicated to him. Finally, the respondent authority by its order passed on 1st February, 2013 being Annexure "P/5" of this writ application, rejected the petitioners application for re-issue of the passport. Hence, this writ application.

2. Initially, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the passport authority raised an objection against the maintainability of this writ application on the ground that the order impugned, passed by the Regional Passport Authority is an appealable order and against such order appeal li