High Court of KeralaWP(C)/28753/2015disposed of

Erwin Theodore v. The State Of Kerala

2015-09-23Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2015/1ST ASWINA, 1937 WP(C).No. 28753 of 2015 (T) ---------------------------- PETITIONER :

---------------------- ERWIN THEODORE, AGED 48 YEARS, S/O.L.J.THEODORE, G.T.HOME (H), KANNANALLORE.P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT-691 576 BY ADVS.SRI.P.VISWANATHAN SRI.P.JINISH PAUL RESPONDENT(S):

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1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, MALAPPURAM-676 505

3. TAHASILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, THIRUR, MALAPPURAM-676 101

4. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 024 R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. C.K.SHERIN R4 BY ADV. SRI.N.NAGARESH, ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23-09-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).NO.28753/2015 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:

P1 COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE PASSPORT P2 COPY OF THE WORK VISA ISSUED BY THE UAE GOVERNMENT P3 COPY OF THE LEAVE SANCTIONING ORDER DATED 11/05/2006 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT P4 COPY OF THE 'NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE' DATED 15/11/2005 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT P5 COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 10/09/2015 INFORMING THE CANCELLATION OF PASSPORT P6 COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 11/09/2015 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT P7 COPY OF THE RESIGNATION LETTER DATED 14/09/15 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER.

P8 COPY OF THE REPORT DATED 15/09/2015 SUBMITTED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT P9 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 21/09/15 P10 COPY OF THE AIR TICKET OF PETITIONER.

RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:

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A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

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JUDGMENT

The petitioner, a Government Servant applied for renewal of Passport under 'Tatkal Scheme'. The Passport Authority insisted for production of NOC from the Government Department. The petitioner has now tendered his resignation. This factum of receipt of resignation letter from the petitioner also has been affirmed by the learned Government Pleader.

In that view of the matter, this Court is of the view that the Passport Authority shall not insist for issuance of 'No Objection Certificate' or 'Relieving Order'. The Passport shall be issued in accordance with the 'Tatkal Scheme' without any delay. The writ petition is disposed of as above.

Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE ln