Madras High CourtWP(MD)/2891/2026disposed of

Thavayagigna Devabharathy v. The Regional Passport Officer

2026-02-04Honourable Mr Justice R.Vijayakumar5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 04/02/2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR Thavayagigna Devabharathy, ... Petitioner Vs

1. The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office Madurai, Bharathi Ula Veethi, Race Course Road, Madurai - 625 002..

2. The Regional Passport Officer, The Regional Passport Office, Chennai Royala Towers 2 and 3, Iv Floor, Old No.785, New No.158, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002..

3. The Forest Ranger, Forest Ranger Office, Butlagundu, Dindigul District..

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PRAYER :- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to renew petitioner's passport in his application No.MA3076077949725.

For Petitioner : Mr.Thalamuthu Raja K, For R1 and R2 : Mr.M.Mahendra Prabhu Central Government Standing Counsel For R3 : M/s.A.Aasha, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 to renew the petitioner's passport.

2. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the third respondent brought to the notice of this Court that a criminal case is pending against the petitioner in C.C.No.258 of 2021 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Nillakottai.

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3. The petitioner has approached this Court, on the earlier occasion in W.P(MD).No.28662 of 2022 seeking a Mandamus to renew the petitioner's passport. This Court by an order dated 22.12.2022 had directed the Passport Officials to issue a passport with a validity of six months.

4. According to the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the validity of the petitioner's passport has expired and he wants a renewal.

5. Considering the fact that the petitioner is about to participate in a conference at Malaysia on 27.02.2026, the first respondent is directed to consider the request of the petitioner for issuance of a passport for a period of one year and pass appropriate orders on or before 18.02.2026.

6. With the above said directions, this writ petition is disposed of. No Costs.

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1. The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office Madurai, Bharathi Ula Veethi, Race Course Road, Madurai - 625 002..

2. The Regional Passport Officer, The Regional Passport Office, Chennai Royala Towers 2 and 3, Iv Floor, Old No.785, New No.158, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002..

3. The Forest Ranger, Forest Ranger Office, Butlagundu, Dindigul District.

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R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J tta

ORDER

IN WP(MD) No.2891 of 2026 Date : 04/02/2026 5/5