Yusuf Meeran v. The Regional Passport Officer

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.05.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH Yusuf Meeran

...Petitioner

Vs

1. The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Bharathi Ula Street, Race Course Road, Madurai District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Keelaselvanoor Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned letter Ref. No. SCN/314834991/23 dated 16.05.2023 issued by the 1st respondent and consequently direct the 1st respondent to issue the passport to the petitioner vide his application No. MD1065346985723 dated 10.05.2023, pending on the file of the 1st respondent office.

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For Petitioner : Mr.A.Arputharaj For Respondents : Mr.M.Karthikeya Venkatachalapathy Senior Panel Counsel for R1 Mr.P.T.Thiraviyam Government Advocate for R2

ORDER

By consent of both the parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal.

2. When a show cause notice was issued to the petitioner herein based on an adverse police verification report against the petitioner herein for the involvement in Crime No.06 of 2020 for the offences under Sections 294(b) and 323 IPC, the petitioner has appraoched this Court seeking for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to issue the passport by considering his application No.

MD1065346985723, dated 10.05.2023, which is now pending on the file of the first respondent.

3. The learned Government Advocate representing the second respondent submitted that the investigation in Crime No.06 of 2020 2/4

alone is pending and no chargesheet has been filed till date.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that he is willing to give explanation to the first respondent herein, which may be considered by him.

5. In the light of the submissions made, the petitioner is granted liberty to give explanation to the showcause notice dated 16.05.2023 issued by the first respondent herein within thirty days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the same, the first respondent herein shall consider it on its own merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of two weeks therefrom.

6. With the above directions, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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M.S.RAMESH,J.

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1. The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Bharathi Ula Street, Race Course Road, Madurai District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Keelaselvanoor Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

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