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ANITA SUMANTH
Sultan Allawudeen – Appellant
Versus
Regional Passport Officer, Chennai – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st Respondent to renew the petitioner's passport based on the representation dated 30.10.2023 in accordance with law within the stipulated time limit.)
1. Mr.R.Subramanian, learned Additional Central Government Standing Counsel accepts notice for the first respondent/Regional Passport Officer and Mr.R.Kishore Kumar, learned Government Advocate accepts notice for R2/Inspector of Police, E2 Royapettah Police Station, Chennai and both are armed with instructions to enable final disposal of this Writ Petition, even at the stage of admission.
2. The petitioner is holding passport bearing No.G6600268 with a validity of 10 years, i.e., till 11.12.2017. He had applied for re-issuance of the same in 2020, which application came to be rejected on account of the pendency of a criminal case in C.C.No.5311 of 2017 before the XVIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai. The petitioner states that he had been acquitted in the matter on 16.12.2022. Anticipating that, he had sought re-issuance of passport yet again on 13.10.2022.
3. The petitioner had been asked t
The mere pendency of a criminal case against the applicant shall not stand as a bar for issuance/re-issuance of passport.
Mere pendency of a criminal case against the applicant shall not stand as a bar for issuance/re-issuance of passport.
Pendency of criminal case does not automatically bar passport re-issue; authorities must consider applications on merits within time frame.
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