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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Hemant Chandangoudar, J
Kumarvel – Appellant
Versus
The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Municipal Complex, Thillai Nagar 7th Cross, Tiruchrappalli – Respondent
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| 1. passport renewal pending due to fir investigation. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. fir alone insufficient for passport refusal under section 6. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. direct processing of passport application within four weeks. (Para 9) |
O R D E R
The petitioner is before this Court seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to renew his passport based on his application in File No. TR0176312705726 dated 23.02.2026.
2. The grievance of the petitioner is that, though he has submitted an application for renewal of his passport, the same has not been processed by the first respondent. According to the petitioner, the application has been kept pending on the ground that criminal case has been registered against him in Crime No.159 of 2021.
3. However, the criminal case is pending investigation and the police have not filed charge sheet as on today and no criminal cases are pending against the petitioner in any criminal court in India.
4. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials available on record.
5. The refusal to issue or renew a passport is governed by the provisions of the Passports Act, 1967. Under Section 6 of the Act, the P
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