MADRAS HIGH COURT
S. Manikumar, J
United Visa Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India and Another
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| 1. identical issues in writ petitions concerning travel agents' rights. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. petitioners challenge restrictions posed by new passport application policies. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. government's rationale based on national security and administrative efficiency. (Para 6 , 11) |
| 4. court affirms the legality of altering prior recognition policies. (Para 12 , 14) |
| 5. writ petitions dismissed as misconceptions on applicants' assistance. (Para 15) |
1. Since the issues involved in all these writ petitions are identical, they were heard together and disposed of by this common order. Though varied prayers have been sought for in these writ petitions, all the petitioners seek to forbear the respondents from in any manner preventing them from submitting fresh passport applications and other applications for miscellaneous services through online for and on behalf of the passport applicants and from visiting the Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) along with the applicants for the purpose of assisting them.
2. The petitioner in WP No. 21715 of 2011 is an Association whose members are stated to be travel agents. The other writ petitions have been filed by individual travel agents.
3. Ac
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