MUHAMED AKBER THACHARAKKAL CANNOTH vs THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 9592

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J
MUHAMED AKBER THACHARAKKAL CANNOTH – Appellant
Versus
THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.K.SHIBILI NAHA, SMT.A.LOWSY, SMT.T.SWETHA
For the Respondents: O.M.SHALINA, SRI. P.S. APPU

Table of Content
1. right to mandamus in administrative processes. (Para 1)
2. court directive on administrative timelines for application processing. (Para 2 , 3)
3. requirements for the petitioner regarding return for legal proceedings. (Para 4)

JUDGMENT

The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:

“i.Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the 3rd respondent to provide a NIOS (Non Involvement In Offence Certificate) to the petitioner adverting to circular No: circular bearing No:3/2025/PHQ dated 09.01.2025 and the dictum laid down by this Hon’ble court in Sashikumar Vs. State of Kerala reported in 2023 KHC online 254 ii.Issue any appropriate order or direction commanding the 1st respondent to issue a Police Clearance Certificate by making appropriate changes in Appendix 32 of The Passport Manual incorporating the details of case pursuant to Ext.P4 FIR, now transferred as Long Pending Cases as LP No:100/2002 before Assistant sessions court Tirur.

iii.Declare that the petitioner is entitled to get his Ext.P1 Passport renewed in way of the dictum laid down by this Hon’ble court in Jayan Vs. Union of India reported in 2018(4) KLT 1

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