1. Petitioner a citizen of India and state subject of State of Jammu and Kashmir, applied for issuance of Passport to respondent no. 2, which authority after applying its mind in accordance with the provisions of Passport Act, 1967, issued passport in favour of the petitioner bearing No: E 8449130. Passport was issued on 20th July, 2004 and its date of expiry was recorded as 19th July, 2014. However before the expiry period of the passport, the respondent no. 2 impounded the same, which order as it is claimed was never served on the petitioner.

2. The petitioners' mother and brother have already been issued passports after the same was issued in favour of the petitioner. This fact is not denied by the respondents. The passports of mother and brother of the petitioner have not been impounded, which fact also has not been disputed by the respondents. The respon#31;dent no. 2 in his objections has stated that verification report which was sent by the State Police Authorities to respondent no. 2 and which became basis for issuance of passport was subsequently withdrawn and it is for this reason passport of the petitioner has been impounded.

3. Respondents 3 to 6 in their verification rep

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