Vihwanath Ohri Alias Bunty v. Union Of India And Others
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH 2024:PHHC:051501 CWP No. 7082 of 2024 Date of Decision:18.04.2024 VISHWANATH OHRI ALIAS BUNTY ....Petitioner vs.
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ....Respondents
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL
Present:
Mr. Rituraj Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Amrita Singh, Central Govt. Counsel for the Union of India *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL) 1.
The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondents to re-issue him passport.
2.
The petitioner was issued passport on 03.06.2013 which was valid upto 02.06.2023. He was embroiled in FIR No. 187 dated 31.07.2021, under Sections 323, 324, 325, 427, 452, 148, 149 of IPC (offence under Section 326 IPC added later on read with Section 30/54/59 of the Arms Act, 1989), registered at Police Station Model Town, Hoshiarpur. Till date, challan has not been presented.
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CWP No. 7082 of 2024 -2- 2024:PHHC:051501 3.
Counsel for the petitioner states that case of the petitioner is squarely covered by judgment of this Court in Mohan Lal @ Mohna vs. Union of India and others 2023 SCC Online P&H 1391 4.
Ms. Amrita Singh, Central Government Counsel for Union of India submits that petitioner may be directed to appear before the passport authority alongwith requisite documents and the passport authority, thereafter, would pass an appropriate order after considering the afore-stated judgment within six weeks.
5.
Learned counsel for the petitioner agrees to the aforesaid arrangement.
6.
In the wake of statement of both sides, the petition stands disposed of with a direction to petitioner to appear before the passport authority on 13.05.2024 alongwith requisite documents. On doing so, the passport authority would pass an appropriate order within six weeks from 13.05.2024.
(JAGMOHAN BANSAL) JUDGE 18.04.2024 paramjit Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes Whether reportable:
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