Judgment · High Court
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
In the light of the above, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to apply afresh to the first respondent for a new passport within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy
Provisions considered
- Constitution of India art. 226
Judgment
WP No. 10015 of 2026__________Page1 of 7IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED: 17-03-2026CORAMTHE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANIW.P.No.10015 of 2026 & WMP.No.10827 of 2026 Christy AnthuvanS/o.BakkiyamNo.3/513, 8th CrossJakkappan NagarKrishangiri District...Petitioner(s)Vs1.The Regional Passport OfficerRegional Passport officeChennai Royala Towers Nos.2 & 3IV Floor, Old No.785, New No.158Anna Salai, Chennai 600002.2.The Inspector Of PoliceKrishnagiri Town Police StationKrishnagiri District....Respondent(s)PETITION under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 10015 of 2026__________Page2 of 7records with respect of the impugned proceedings passed by the 1st respondent in the name of closure letter No.FCL/317188577/24 dated 27.2.2024, quash the same and consequently direct the 1st respondent herein to issue renewal passport bearing No.K3851204 in the petitioner’s favour within a time frame fixed by the Court.
For Petitioner(s):Mr.V.GunasekarFor Respondent(s):Mr.R.Silambarasan, CGSC for R1ORDERThis is a petition filed by the petitioner seeking to quash the proceedings of the first respondent and to direct the first respondent to issue the renewal passport in favour of the petitioner within a time frame.2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Central Government Standing Counsel accepting notice for the first respondent. Considering the limited nature of the direction this Court proposes to issue, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal without ordering notice to the second respondent. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 10015 of 2026__________Page3 of 73. The case of the petitioner is as follows: The petitioner was holding a valid Indian passport. The passport of the petitioner expired even in the year 2022. The petitioner applied for renewal of the passport on 26.12.2022.
Operative part
However, the passport was not renewed and the petitioner came to know the adverse remark. Pursuant to that, the petitioner approached the first respondent on several occasions by giving detailed explanation. However, to his shock and surprise, the application of the petitioner for renewal of his passport was closed by the impugned proceedings. Hence the writ petition. 4. The Central Government Standing Counsel appearing for the first respondent submitted that the request of the petitioner would be considered if he files a fresh application.5. In the light of the above, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to apply afresh to the first respondent for a new passport within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 10015 of 2026__________Page4 of 7of this order. On receipt of such application, the first respondent shall consider the same on merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of such application in terms of the judgment passed by Hon’ble First Bench of this Court in WA.No.902 of 2023 dated 02.06.2023.
No costs. Consequently, the connected WMP is closed. 17-03-2026Index: Yes/NoSpeaking/Non-speaking orderNeutral Citation: Yes/NoRLI https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 10015 of 2026__________Page5 of 7To1.The Regional Passport OfficerRegional Passport officeChennai Royala Towers No.2 and 3IV Floor, Old No. 785 New No.158Anna Salai, Chennai 600002.2.The Inspector Of PoliceKrishnagiri Town Police StationKrishnagiri District. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 10015 of 2026__________Page6 of 7M.DHANDAPANI, J.RLIW.P.No. 10015 of 202617-03-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 10015 of 2026__________Page7 of 7
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: In the light of the above, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to apply afresh to the first respondent for a new passport within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Constitution of India — art. 226.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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