$~34 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 23^rd March, 2023 + W.P.(C) 800/2023 and CM APPL. 11129/2023 MASTER PRAKALP SHARMA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Sumit Bansal, Mr. Rajnish Gaur, Mr. Tushar Sahu & Ms. Divya Rana, Advs. (M: 7355051564)

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ..... Respondents Through: Mr Mukul Singh, CGSC with Mr Vedansh Anand, GP & Ms Ira Singh, (Adv) for R-1. (M: 9971359512)

Mr. U.K Sharma, Ms. Urmil Sharma for R- 3 (M-9810678496) with R-3 in person.

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner - Master Prakalp Sharma 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 born in the USA on 10^th March, 2020 when his parents were living there. In October, 2021 some matrimonial is