Order

Ali Mohammad Magrey, J.-The precise case of the petitioner is that she, on 11th of December, 2020, submitted an application for issuance of passport in her favour before the respondent No.4/Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Boulward Road, Srinagar, against proper receipt under file No.SG1065057682420. It is contended that, as per circular instructions issued, in this behalf, by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, the passport of an individual is required to be issued within 30 days from the date of receipt of application, but despite lapse of more than three months, no passport was issued in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner, upon enquiry from the official Website pertaining to issuance of Passport maintained by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, claims to have come to know about the status of her application for seeking passport in her favour as under:

“Pending for physical police verification at respective Thana under SP Office, District Srinagar.”

Thereafter, the petitioner, faced with the above position, claims to have approached the respondent No.5/ Senior Superintendent of Police, Srinagar, on 13th day of February,