Narendra K. Ambwani vs Union Of India on 13 March, 2014
"10. It is apparent from the language of the
notification dated 25.08.1993- which is not under
challenge in these proceedings- that if no period for
issue of the passport or approval is specified, the
passport would be issued for a period of one year.
Admittedly, the Passport Rules, 1980 provide that the
period of validity of a passport shall be ten years. The
reference to Rules by the Trial Court should in
normal circumstances also mean the same as held by
the Bombay High Court in Narendra K. Ambwani v.
Union of India: Civil Writ Petition No. 361/2014,
decided on 13.03.2014.