IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL
RD
FRIDAY, THE 3 DAY OF JUNE 2022 / 13TH JYAISHTA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 17974 OF 2022
PETITIONER:
ABY CHAKKIATH,
AGED 38 YEARS,
S/O.VARGHESE, CHACKIATH HOUSE, MOOKKANNOOR P.O.,
ANGAMALY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN-683 577.
BY ADVS.
SANTHOSH PETER (MAMALAYIL)
P.N.ANOOP
K.C.SALMAN
AMEERA SALMAN
SMITHA PILLAI
CHITHRA PRABHA
M.S.SANDEEP SUDHAKARAN
RESPONDENTS:
1 UNION OF INDIA,
REPRESENTED THROUGH THE ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN-682 031.
2 THE REGIIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER,
REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, PANAMPILLY NAGAR,
ERNAKULAM, PIN-682 036.
OTHER PRESENT:
SRI. V.K.SUNIL, SR. GP
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
03.06.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Petitioner has already submitted an application to the respondent for renewal of the passport as the permission has already been granted for a period of one year for going abroad.
2. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that they will issue the passport by taking into consideration the provisions of GSR No.570E limiting the validity of the passport for a particular period.
In view of the statement made on behalf of the respondents, Writ petition is disposed off by issuing directions to the respondents to issue the passport in terms of the GSR within a period of twenty days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the judgment.
Sd/-
AMIT RAWAL JUDGE vv WP(C) NO. 17974 OF 2022 -3- APPENDIX OF WP(C) 17974/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN CRL.MC NO.3395/2019 DATED 23.05.2019 OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA. Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE WRITTEN SUBMISSION MADE BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 28.04.2022. Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 05.05.2022.