Madras High CourtWP/39387/2024disposed of

Valentine Marie Virasingarayar v. The Foreigners Regional Registration Officer

2024-12-21Honourable Mr Justice S. Sounthar4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 21.12.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.SOUNTHAR W.P.No.39387 of 2024 and W.M.P.No.42662 of 2024 Valentine Marie Virasingarayar ... Petitioner vs.

The Foreigners Regional Registration Officer Shastri Bhavan (annex) Ground Floor, No 26, Haddows Road, Chennai 600 006 ..Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, direct the respondent to grant Exit Permit Visa in accordance with petitioners Application No. 3008240B8C8R, dated 30.08.2024.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Jeyaprakasham For Respondent : Mr.K.SubbuRanga Bharathi Central Government Counsel

O R D E R

By consent of both the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as respondents, this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself.

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2.The petitioner herein seeks a direction to respondent to grant exit permit visa to enable her to visit France by considering her Application No. 3008240B8C8R dated 30.08.2024.

3. It is the case of the petitioner that she surrendered Indian Passport on 04.04.2016 and acquired French Citizenship on 12.04.2016. Now, the petitioner wants to visit France to look after her mother. Therefore, she submitted application seeking exit permit on 30.08.2024 in Application No. 3008240B8C8R and the same has not been considered till date. Therefore, the petitioner has come before this Court.

4 Mr.K.Subbu Ranga Bharathi, learned Central Government Counsel who takes notice for the respondent submits that the application submitted by the petitioner will be considered in accordance with law.

5. In view of the same, without going into the merits of the claim made by the petitioner, the respondent is directed to consider the application 2/4

of the petitioner dated 30.08.2024 in Application No. 3008240B8C8R and pass final orders on its' own merits within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order after affording reasonable opportunity to the petitioner.

6. With the above directions, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs.

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S.SOUNTHAR, J.

nr To The Foreigners Regional Registration Officer Shastri Bhavan (annex) Ground Floor, No 26, Haddows Road, Chennai 600 006 W.P.No.39387 of 2024 and W.M.P.No.42662 of 2024 21.12.2024 4/4