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3. The Learned Counsel for the Petitioner contends that although Section 6(2)(f) of the Passports Act, 1967 confers power on the passport authority to refuse the issuance of passport, by virtue of a notification of the Central Government in G.S.R.570(E), dated 25.08.1993 (issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India), the Passport Authority cannot refuse the passport merely on the ground of pendency of a criminal case.
4. In short, the submission of the Learned Counsel is that the aforesaid notification of the Government of India in G.S.R.570(E), dated 25.08.1993, any citizen of India against whom criminal case is pending, can hold the passport for certain period as directed by the competent court. In this connection, the grievance of the petitioner is that he made a representation to the first respondent on 17.02.2016, through which, he had made a request before the first respondent to consider his passport application for issuance of passport. However, the passport application dated 22.11.2015 is till date kept pending on the file of the first respondent. Hence, he has filed the present writ petition.