Vanarapet,
Puducherry-605001.
Respondent: Central Public Information Officer
Regional Passport Officer,
Ministry of External Affairs,
Passport Office,
Saligramam, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu.
Date of Hearing ... file pertaining to his passport application, status of
his passport application, reason for the undue delay in issuing his passport.
2. The appellant filed First
Petitioner. Within one week thereafter, the passport of the Petitioner shall be returned to him without any further delay.
14. We further make it clear ... well as of any other Competent Authority or Department including the Passport Authority under the Passport Act for impounding of passport, if they
condonation of delay in filing the
application in time as well as application U/ S.151 CPC for
condonation of delay for recalling the order ... delay the trial in any
manner whatsoever. The factors causing delay in filing the written statement
were not correctly appreciated. The copy of the passport
such interim order in this case. This petition is brought much delayed
in this Court. This judgment had to be dealt with since ... order will not be read as a passport to the
future Forum on the question of delay and laches, which needless to say will
given on different dates to petitioner no.2 for
obtaining passport, visa, air ticket etc. but petitioner no.2 could not
manage the admission ... petitioner submits that on
account of delay occurred in course of completion of formalities in
issuance of passport,Visa, etc. in favour of the brother
application seeking
condonation of delay of 537 days. The petitioner had gone to Italy and had
lost the passport and thereafter applied afresh. There ... misplacing the passport is nothing but an
attempt to camouflage. The explanation given with regard to 537 days'
delay in filing the revision before
birth as shown in the passport and
claimes to be corrected is 6 years. Petitioner has been holding
the passport over 26 years ... time of
obtaining the passport in the year 1990. But he has not
approached the Passport Authority seeking correction of date
because of the delay in the process.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner stated that he is ready with passport size photographs as well
petitioner to explain the delay. The petitioner has filed the captioned applications for condonation of delay which broadly advert to grounds setforth hereinabove. There ... arrive at a conclusion that the delay is genuine and bona fide. Copies of the passport along with visa have not been appended. There
Respondent(s)
(With appln.(s) for c/delay in filing counter affidavit and
directions to release the passport of the respondent and exemption
from filing ... Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties.
Delay in filing the counter affidavit is condoned.
Exemption allowed.
Leave granted.
Hearing is expedited.
Signature
