Miss Farha Maheen v. Ms. Ashwini Sattaru

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH **** CONTEMPT CASE NO.1718 OF 2015 DATED 17th NOVEMBER, 2015 Between:

Miss Farha Maheen .. Petitioner and Ms. Ashwini Sattaru .. Respondent

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR CONTEMPT CASE NO.1718 OF 2015

O R D E R

This contempt case was instituted alleging willful disobedience to the order dated 09.07.2015 passed by this Court in W.P.M.P.No.1520 of 2015 in W.P.No.1170 of 2015. By the said order, this Court directed the Passport authorities to renew the petitioner's passport replacing the name of the biological father by substituting the

name of the step father. The allegation of the petitioner is that this was not done. The Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad, however filed a counteraffidavit stating that the petitioner had produced two separate birth certificates and in each of them, the name of the father was shown differently. This aspect of the matter was not brought to the notice of this Court at the time of passing the interim order. The petitioner is unable to explain as to why she has two separate birth certificates, each showing a different person as her father. In the light of these contradictory birth certificates produced, the Passport authorities are justified in not proceeding further pursuant to the interim order granted by this Court. This Court therefore finds that there is no willful disobedience to the order passed by this Court warranting exercise of contempt jurisdiction. The Contempt Case is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J 17th NOVEMBER, 2015 Svv