Patna High Court - Orders
Ashish Srivastava vs Goverment Of India Cabinet Secretariat ... on 25 July, 2016
Author: Kishore Kumar Mandal
Bench: Kishore Kumar Mandal
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1192 of 2014
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1. Ashish Srivastava Son Of Umesh Chandra Srivastava Resident Of Ajad
Nagar Mohanpur Road, Southern Side Of B.R.B. College, Samastipur
.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. Government Of India Cabinet Secretariat, Director Of Public
Grievances, New Delhi
2. The Union Of India, Ministry Of External Affairs, New Delhi, Chief Pass
Port Officer
3. Regional Pass Port Officer, Patna
4. Superintendent of Police Samastipur
5. Station Head Officer, Muffasil Thana, Samastipur
.... .... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary
Braj Bhushan Mishra
For the Respondent/s : None
For the UoI/ : Kanak Verma, C.G.C
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KISHORE KUMAR
MANDAL
ORAL ORDER
2 25-07-2016No one appears on behalf of the respondents-State Heard Mr. Damodra Prasad Tiwary.
The petitioner was an applicant for issue of passport. Vide order dated 23.09.2011, he was advised to apply afresh owing to change in the entire system adopted for grant of passport. It further appears from Annexure-18 that the matter was agitated before the Directorate of Public Grievance, (Cabinet Secretariat), Government of India, whereon he was communicated vide letter dated 12.06.2013 that the petitioner shall have to apply afresh for issue of passport in the new system. Patna High Court CWJC No.1192 of 2014 (2) dt.25-07-2016 2/2
Having appreciated the reasons spelt out in the said communication dated 12.06.2013, Mr. Tiwari states that the petitioner shall apply afresh for issue of passport.
If he does so, the respondent-Regional Passport Officer, Patna shall consider/examine his application and take appropriate decision without unnecessary delay.
The writ application is disposed of.
(Kishore Kumar Mandal, J) rohit/-
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