Mr. Sandip Sankarlal Kedia v. The Union Of India And 3 ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2271 OF 2014 Sandip Kedia .. Petitioner v/s.

Union of India & Ors.

..Respondents Mr. Pavan S. Patil for the petitioner Mr. K.R. Choudhari for respondent nos. 1 to 3 Mr. A.H. Ponda a/w Ms. Deshmukh i/b Prakash Mahadik for respondent no.4 CORAM: RANJIT MORE & SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, JJ.

DATED: 3rd MARCH, 2015.

P.C.

1.

Learned Counsel for the respondent nos.1 to 3 tenders letter dated 23.02.2015, written by the Passport Granting Officer, Policy Regional Office, Mumbai to the petitioner. The letter refers the Order No. VI/405/2/1/2014 (Vol.VI), dated 16.02.2015 passed by the Appellate Authority in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi regarding restoration of passport facility to the petitioner. By this letter, the petitioner is informed that as per the Ministry's Uday S. Jagtap

2271-14-wp=.doc instructions, it has been decided to restore his passport facility on merit. The letter further states that necessary instructions regarding deletion of the petitioner's name from the Look Out Cell are being informed to all the concerned. The letter is issued to enable the petitioner to travel on his Passport No.F9759802, dated 11.09.2006. The letter is taken on record and marked "X" for identification.

2.

In view of the aforesaid letter, reliefs claimed in prayer clauses (a), (b) and (c) no more survive. The writ petition is rendered infructuous and the same is accordingly disposed of. (ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, J.) ( RANJIT MORE, J.) Uday S. Jagtap