Afroz Alias Kamal v. Union of India and Anr

O R D E R %

01.11.2017 CM No. 39279/2017

¶1Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

¶2The application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 9655/2017

¶3Issue notice. The learned counsel for the respondent accepts the notice.

¶4The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, praying as under: "(i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondent for a speedy and favourable disposal of his application for renewal of his Indian passport dated 12-03-2017.

(ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction thereby directing the Respondent to renew the passport of the Petitioner on his earlier name mentioned on the previous passport i.e 'Afroz alias Kamal'."

¶5The petitioner states that he was issued a passport bearing no. G2199773 on 22.06.2007. The said passport was valid for a period of ten years and expired on 19.06.2017. Prior to the said date, on 12.03.2017, the petitioner filed an application for renewal of his passport (file no. BL1070854893417). The petitioner further states that he appeared before the passport authorities on 22.03.2017 for verification of the original documents. The petitioner's grievance is that the petitioner has not received any communication from the respondents thereafter. The petitioner states that he made enquiries in May, 2017 regarding delay in processing his application and thereafter, on 09.06.2017, he made a formal representation seeking expeditious and favourable disposal of his application.

¶6The petitioner has averred in this petition that he is suffering immensely due to the delay as he is unable to pursue the treatment of his child.

¶7In the circumstances, respondents are directed to process the petitioner's application for his passport as expeditiously as possible and in any event within a period of four weeks from today. In the event respondents decide to reject the petitioner's application, they shall communicate the reasons for doing so within the aforesaid period. If the petitioner is still aggrieved, he is at liberty to apply.

¶8The present petition is disposed of with the aforesaid directions.

¶9Order dasti under the signature of the Court Master. VIBHU BAKHRU, J NOVEMBER 01, 2017 nd

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 9655/2017 AFROZ ALIAS KAMAL ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. H. S. Thukral, Mr Karan S. Thukral, Mr. Rohit Yadav, Mr. Kapil Kumar & Ms. Mandauri, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. ..... Respondents Through: Mr. Dev P. Bharadwaj, CGSC with Mr. Satya Prakash Singh, Advocate for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU