HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
Justice Vinay Saraf, J
Smt. Smita Bharadwaj – Appellant
Versus
Respondent No.3 – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioners' request for passport renewal amid custody dispute. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. petitioners seek court intervention for passport issuance. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. fundamental right to travel and need for passport renewal. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. respondent's objections regarding the authenticity of documents. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. legal requirements for passport issuance without father's consent. (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 6. court's decision to uphold petitioners' rights and quash passport officer's communication. (Para 16 , 17 , 18) |
ORDER
Per: Justice Vinay Saraf
1. Petitioners are minor daughters of respondent No.3. Petitioners through their mother applied to Regional Passport Office, Bhopal. Ministry, of External Affairs for renewal of their passports.
2. After receipt of application, the Regional Passport Office, Bhopal issued a communication to the father of petitioners i.e. respondent No.3 and as respondent No.3 in the reply to communication not only refused to extend the consent for renewal of passport of the children, has strongly objected for issuance of passports to his minor daughters. The Assistant Passport Officer by impugned communicated dated 08.11.2024 asked the mo
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