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23.01.2023

1.

This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2.

The Petitioner has filed the present petition seeking directions to the

Respondents to allow the petitioner to apply for a fresh passport through his

mother Ms Kritika Kaushik, as a single parent, before the Respondent No. 2

– the Embassy of United States of America, Consular Section.

3.

The Petitioner is a two years old minor child who is autistic and has

filed the present petition through his mother who is his guardian. The

Petitioner is stated to be a child who was born in the U.S. on 10^th March,

2020 when his parents were living there. In October, 2021 some matrimonial

issues arose between the Petitioner’s Parents. However, Respondent No.3 –

Petitioner’s father continues to work in USA, in the Government Employees

Insurance Company (GEICO).

4.

The case of the Petitioner is that since he was born in the U.S. and

This is a digitally signed order.

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The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 28/01/2024 at 10:43:19

was issued an U.S. passport. However, the said passport was illegally taken

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