IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C) No. 25019 of 2007(C)
1. SAGAR RAJAPPAN NAIR, AGED 27 YEARS,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE
... Respondent
2. THE PASSPORT OFFICER, PASSPORT OFFICE,
3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,
For Petitioner :SRI.SATHISH NINAN
For Respondent :SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR
The Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC
Dated :14/09/2007
O R D E R
ANTONY DOMINIC, J.
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W.P.(C) NO. 25019 OF 2007
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Dated this the 14th day of September, 2007
J U D G M E N T
The prayer in this writ petition is to quash Ext.P5 and
to direct the 2nd respondent to renew Ext.P1 passport of the
petitioner forthwith. Ext.P5 is an order issued by the 1st
respondent declining to renew the passport of the petitioner
on the allegation that he had suppressed the fact that a
criminal case is pending against him while applying for a
passport. Accordingly, on this basis penalty was also sought
to be imposed on the petitioner. This court by order dated
17/8/07 directed the Assistant Solicitor General to take
instructions as to whether the petitioner was involved in any
criminal case, taking into account the positive assertion
made by him in the writ petition that there is no such case
pending against him. It is today submitted by the learned
counsel for the respondents that the petitioner is not
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involved in any criminal case and that he was only one of
the respondents in OP 548/05 before the Family Court,
Thiruvalla, the judgment of which is Ext.P6. Now that it is
evident that he he was not involved in any criminal case,
Ext.P5 cannot be sustained.
2. Accordingly, quashing Ext.P5, I direct the
respondents to renew the passport of the petitioner, as
expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one
month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
3. Petitioner is directed to produce a copy of this
judgment before the concerned respondent for compliance.
Writ petition is disposed of as above.
ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE.
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