IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 17191 of 2025 ================================================================

JIVANBHAI KARSANBHAI HADAGADA (BHARWAD)

Versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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Appearance:

D H KANTHARIYA(7505) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR KRUNAL R JUWALIYA(13190) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR PRADIP D BHATE(1523) for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ================================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE Date : 18/12/2025

ORAL ORDER

1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for direction to issue fresh passport to the petitioner for a period of 10 years.

2. Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that an offence has been registered against the petitioner, which culminated into Criminal Case No.129/2017, which is pending adjudication before the learned Additional Civil Judge & Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bavla. He submits that at the time of filling up the form for issuance of a fresh passport, the details about the criminal case are clearly mentioned by the petitioner, however, the application of the pet