The Court mandated timely processing of passport renewal applications and emphasized adherence to legal obligations by authorities.

JUDGMENT

The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:

“i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the Respondents to renew the Petitioner’s expired passport bearing No. K.6798359 at the earliest, and to issue a renewed passport in a timely manner.

ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing Respondents to accept the surrender of the old, unused passports bearing No. E.1777378 for cancellation/record purposes and confirm that no offence under the Passport Act , 1967 arises from its inadvertent possession;

iii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the Respondents to consider and dispose of Exhibit P-3 representation in a timely manner.

iv) Dispense with translation of vernacular documents.

v) Pass such other and further directions in favour of the petitioners as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper.”

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pending the writ petition, the Regional Passport Officer, Kozhikode, sought certain documents from the petitioner as per a notice dated 14.01.2026, which the petitioner had responded to. This is recorded.

3. In view of the above, there will be a direction to the 2^nd respondent to pass orders in accordance with law in the application submitted by the petitioner for renewal of the passport. Orders shall be passed as directed above, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

The writ petition is disposed of as above.

Sd/-MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.