S.P.Udayakumar v. The Joint Secretary (Psp)

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 08.06.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI and WMP(MD)No.8542 of 2017 S.P.Udayakumar ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Joint Secretary (PSP) & Chief Passport Officer, Office of the Joint Secretary (PSP) & Chief Passport Officer, CPV Division, Patiala House Annexe, Tilak Marg, New Delhi- 110 001.

2.The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Bharathi Ula Street, Race Court Road, Madurai, Tamil Nadu - 625 002.

3.The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Bypass Road, Raja Nagar, Tirunelvlei District, Tamil Nadu 627 005.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to issue a passport or travel document for a shorter period, as envisaged in proviso of 1/4

Section 7 of the Passports Act, 1967 to enable the petitioner to undertake international travel from 30 June 2017 to 30 September 2017, within a time period stipulated by this Court.

For petitioner : Mr.S.Rajasekar For Respondents : Mr.KR.Laxman, Standing Counsel

ORDER

When this writ petition is taken up for hearing, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that passport has already been issued and nothing survives in this writ petition.

2.Recording the above submission of the learned Counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is closed. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 08.06.2023 dsk 2/4

To 1.The Joint Secretary (PSP) & Chief Passport Officer, Office of the Joint Secretary (PSP) & Chief Passport Officer, CPV Division, Patiala House Annexe, Tilak Marg, New Delhi- 110 001.

2.The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Bharathi Ula Street, Race Court Road, Madurai, Tamil Nadu - 625 002.

3.The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Bypass Road, Raja Nagar, Tirunelvlei District, Tamil Nadu 627 005.

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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