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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M.DHANDAPANI, J
G.Rukmangathan – Appellant
Versus
The Regional Passport officer The Regional Passport office, Chennai – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petition for passport renewal despite pending criminal case. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. precedent: pendency no bar to passport processing. (Para 4) |
| 3. supreme court: no refusal for appeal pendency. (Para 5) |
| 4. direct renewal, subject to court travel permission. (Para 6) |
ORDER
By consent of both parties, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.
2. This petition has been filed for a direction, directing the 1st respondent to renew petitioner Passport bearing No Z3221199 as per petitioner representation dated 07.07.2025
3. It is the contention of the petitioner that the petitioner applied for renewal of passport, however, the first respondent sent the impugned communication dated 20.08.2025 stating that adverse report is sent by the police with regard to the criminal case is pending in Cr.No.481/2024 on the file of the 2nd respondent. Hence, the petitioner seeks for a direction for renewal of passport.
4. Heard both sides and perused the materials placed on record. At the outset, it is relevant to note that mere pendency of the criminal case, it is not a bar for processing the application for issuance of passport. This aspect has been clearly h
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