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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
Sri Nagesh Bheemapaka, J
Mohammed Tajuddin – Appellant
Versus
The Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of grandparents seeking passports for minors. (Para 1) |
| 2. reference to past cases on passport issuance without consent. (Para 2) |
| 3. counterarguments by biological father on guardianship. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 4. legal considerations on right to travel and welfare. (Para 5 , 6 , 9) |
| 5. final ruling favoring passport issuance for minors. (Para 10 , 11 , 13 , 14) |
ORDER:
The case of petitioner - a retired Additional Superintendent of Police is that the 3rd respondent married his daughter who died on 31.10.2020 and subsequently, he married another woman without intimation and left the minor children of the deceased who are under the care of petitioner – grandfather. It is stated, petitioner filed GWOP No. 83 of 2023 in Family Court, Ranga Reddy District seeking custody/guardianship of the minor and the same is pending for adjudication.
1.1. Meanwhile, petitioner and his wife having valid passports, are planning to go abroad to spend with their children and since the minor children of the deceased daughter were not having passports, they could not go there. Petitioner therefore, is stated to have approached Respondent No.2 and applied for passport to the minor grandsons name
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