Lobsang Chodak v. Union Of India And ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

W.P.m 11135/2017 TENZIN GAWA Petitioner Through: Mr Simarpal Singh Sawhney and Mr Sidhant Krishan Singh, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Respondents Through: Mr Dev P. Bhardwaj, CGSC with Mr Satya Prakash Singh, Advocate for UOI.

AND + W.P.(ri 11161/2017 LOB SANG CHODAK Petitioner Through: Mr Simarpal Singh Sawhney and Mr Sidhant Krishan Singh, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Respondents Through: Mr Dev P. Bhardwaj, CGSC with Mr Satya Prakash Singh, Advocate for UOI.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU

ORDER

o/„ 15.12.2017 CM No.45563/2017 in W.P.(C) 11135/2017 CM Nn.45723/2017 in W.P.(C) 11161/2017 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

W.p.rcm 135/2017 W.PJCl 11161/2017 2.

Issue notice. Learned counsel for the respondents accepts notice. 3.

The petitioners have filed the present petitions, inter alia, praying that

directions be issued to the respondents for issuing passport(s) to the petitioners.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners state that the passport(s) have been denied to the petitioners on the ground that they are currently residing in Tibetan Refugee Settlement area.

5.

The learned counsel for the petitioners state that it has been communicated to the petitioners that passport(s) would be issued only on the petitioners leaving the designated Tibetan Refugee Settlements. 6.

The issue involved in this case is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in Tamding Dorjee v. Govt. of India, Ministry of External Affairs: W,P.(C) 1511mil, decided on 07.11.2017.

1.

For the reasons stated in the above mentioned case, the present petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to process the respective applications for passport(s) filed by the petitioners as expeditiously as possible and in any event within a period of six weeks from today. The applications shall be processed uninfluenced by the area(s) in which the petitioners reside. The petitioners shall also surrender their RC/IC within the aforesaid period to the concerned authority. 8.

The petitions are disposed of with the aforesaid observations. 9.

Order dasti under signatures of the Court Master. VIBHU BAKHRU, J DECEMBER 15, 2017 MK