Suresh Kumar.B v. The Regional Passport Officer

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.07.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and W.M.P.(MD)No.9793 of 2022 B.Suresh Kumar ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Regional Passport Officer, Office of the Regional Passport Office, Bharathi Ulla Veddhi, Race Course Road, Madurai - 625 002.

2.The Inspector of Police, Munneerpallam Town Police Station, Palayamkottai Taluk, Tirunelveli District.

... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the record pertaining to the impugned show cause notice issued by the 1st respondent to the petitioner dated 07.06.2022 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to issue passport based on the petitioner's application No.MD2064207758722 dated 12.05.2022 within the time stipulated by this Court.

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For Petitioner : Mr.C.Gangai Amaran For Respondents : Mrs.L.Victoria Gowri, Assistant Solicitor General for R1.

Mr.M.Sarangan, Addl. Government Pleader for R2

ORDER

Heard the learned counsel on either side.

2.The petitioner is facing trial in C.C.No.447 of 2020 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.V, Tirunelveli. The petitioner has to move the jurisdictional trial Magistrate for obtaining relief. If the petitioner files such an application, the same will be disposed of on merits and in accordance with within a period of three weeks thereafter by the learned trial Magistrate. 3.The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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To:

The Inspector of Police, Munneerpallam Town Police Station, Palayamkottai Taluk, Tirunelveli District.

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

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