ORDER :

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to issue passport to the Petitioner on the basis of the application dated 2.8.2022 pending in File No.TR2074457632922 before the first respondent by accepting the Petitioner’s explanation, within the time frame fixed by this Court.

This Writ Petition is filed seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to issue passport to the Petitioner on the basis of the application dated 2.8.2022 pending in File No.TR2074457632922 before the first respondent by accepting the Petitioner’s explanation, within the time frame fixed by this Court.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials placed before this Court.

3. The case of the Petitioner is that the first respondent had issue a passport to the Petitioner in Passport No.H8661634 and the said passport expired on 19.8.2020 and hence the Petitioner applied for renewal of passport before the first respondent in application number as stated above. On police verification, it was found that the petitioner is connected with a case in