ORDER

This is a petition filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the first respondent to process his application for re-issue of an Indian passport within a time frame.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Central Government Standing Counsel accepting notice for the first respondent and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) accepting notice for the second respondent.

3. The case of the petitioner is as follows:

(i) The petitioner claims to be a practising advocate in Cuddalore and other neighbouring districts. He had an Indian passport in the year 1993 and it expired in the year 2003. Thereafter, he did not renew the passport. Later on 20.8.2024, the petitioner applied for renewal/reissue of the passport through the relevant portal. Further, on 22.7.2025, the petitioner was invited for verification of the documents and other formalities. When the petitioner checked the status of his passport application, he came to know that Crime No.2069 of 2020 on the file of Virudhachalam Police S