legal bar for the Passport Authority in issuing a full
validity passport, when it is renewed, as per Section ... Passports Act 1967
read as 'Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the passport
authority shall refuse to issue a passport or travel
JOSEPH
SMT.TANYA JOY
SRI.VINO JOSE
RESPONDENTS:
1 THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER,
PASSPORT OFFICE, PANAMPILLY NAGAR,
ERNAKULAM, PIN-682036.
2 THE SUB INSPECTOR ... Passport Officer be
directed to issue him a fresh passport since
his earlier passport has now expired.
According to the petitioner, his earlier
passport
POLICE,
TANUR POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM-676302.
2 THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER,
REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, MALAPPURAM-676505.
BY ADVS.
KUM.S.KRISHNA
SMT.AMMINIKUTTY ... JUDGMENT
The petitioner alleges that the 2nd
respondent-Passport Authority is refusing to
issue a passport to him, in spite of his valid
application
agent,
submitted forged records before the Passport Office,
Thiruvananthapuram and managed to obtain Passport No.
'A5122125' in his name.
2. After the registration ... that the
passport, if released would be manipulated and destroyed, refused
to release the passport.
CRL.MC:1109/2019 3
5. The above order
heard and an apposite decision
taken whether to return the passports to them or to issue an order,
denying it on valid reasons ... 2019 itself and he will either release the passports
to the petitioners or issue the order refusing to do so, on the same
day itself
other appropriate
writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to
issue renewed passport to the petitioner within
stipulated time limits in the interest of justice ... consideration of petitioner's request for grant of
passport is illegal and amounts to refusing to exercise the
jurisdiction conferred on second respondent
MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS,
NEW DELHI 110 001.
2 THE CHIEF PASSPORT OFFICER,
PASSPORT OFFICE, KAITHAMUKKU,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 024.
BY ADVS.
SRI.SUVIN R.MENON ... proper and valid application for
correction of his passport, the competent
Passport Authorities are refusing to consider
the same, insisting that he must obtain
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,
ERNAKULAM.
2 THE PASSPORT OFFICR,
REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, SEA PORT AIR PORT ROAD,
KARINGACHIRA, ERNAKULAM ... made an application for a
passport through Ext.P1 but that the 2 nd respondent - Passport
Officer is refusing to consider or allow
SECRETARY,
MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS,
NEW DELHI - 110 001.
2 THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER
KOCHI, PIN- 682 036.
BY ADVS.
SRI.D.SOMASUNDARAM-SC
DAYA ... JUDGMENT
The petitioner complaints that the 2nd
respondent-Regional Passport Officer, Kochi is
refusing to process his application for re-
issue of his passport
application for correction of
his passport, as is evidenced by Ext.P3, the
competent Passport Authority is refusing to
consider the same, insisting that ... that the
petitioner's allegation is not correct and that
the Passport Authority will consider his
application in terms of law, adding that such
