IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5370 of 2026 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================

Approved for Reporting Yes No No ================================================================

CHAITANYAKUMAR SHAMBHUBHAI PATEL Versus THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE ================================================================

Appearance:

MR NL RAMNANI(2400) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MS. A. N. RAMNANI (14156) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR PRADIP D BHATE(1523) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ================================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M.

PRACHCHHAK Date : 16/04/2026

JUDGMENT

1. RULE returnable forthwith. Learned Standing Counsel waives service of notice of rule on behalf of the respondents.

2. With the consent of learned counsel for the respective parties, the present petition is taken up for hearing.

3. Present petition is filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and under the provisions of the Passport Act, 1976 seeking direction to the respondent authority to issue a fresh passpor