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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/29108/2023disposed of

Kuldip Singh v. Union Of India And ORS

2023-12-22Mr. Justice Jagmohan Bansal2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH  

CWP No.29108 of 2023 Date of Decision:22.12.2023 Kuldip Singh ....Petitioner vs.

Union of India and others ....Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL

Present:

Mr. Rishu Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Amrita Singh, Central Govt. Counsel for the Union of India Mr. Inderpreet Singh Kang, AAG, Punjab *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL) 1.

The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondent No. 2 to re-issue him passport.

2.

The petitioner applied for passport on 7.08.2023. An FIR No.59 date 28.04.2014, under Sections 307, 326, 325, 324, 323, 341, 506 of IPC was registered against the petitioner at Police Station, Kamboj, District Amritsar. The petitioner was convicted vide judgment dated 14.03.2018. The petitioner filed CRA-S-159-SB of 2018 before this Court. Sentence of the petitioner stands suspended vide order dated 15.11.2018 passed by this Court.

PARAMJIT KAUR SAINI 2023.12.22 15:00 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment

CWP No.29108 of 2023 -2- 2023:PHHC:165197 3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits 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.

Counsel for Union of India, who on advance notice is present in Court, submits that petitioner has been issued notice and he 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 statements of both sides, the petition stands disposed of with a direction to petitioner to appear before the passport authority on 11.01.2024 alongwith requisite documents. On doing so, the passport authority would pass an appropriate order, in accordance with law, within six weeks from 11.01.2024.

(JAGMOHAN BANSAL) JUDGE 22.12.2023 paramjit Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No PARAMJIT KAUR SAINI 2023.12.22 15:00 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment