Abdul Saleem vs The Regional Passport Officer
2021 Latest Caselaw 4854 Ker

              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                              PRESENT

                THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.M.BADAR

    WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 21ST MAGHA,1942

                      WP(C).No.3422 OF 2021(C)


PETITIONER:

              ABDUL SALEEM
              AGED 55 YEARS
              SON OF KALLAKKAL MUHAMMED, RESIDING AT KALLAKKAL
              HOUSE, KATTUNGALCHIRA, IRINGALAKUDA P.O., THRISSUR-
              680 125.

              BY ADVS.
              SRI.B.ASHOK SHENOY
              SRI.P.S.GIREESH
              SRI.RIYAL DEVASSY
              SHRI.ANILKUMAR C.R.
              SHRI.DR.ABHILASH O.U.

RESPONDENT:

              THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER
              REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, SHIHAB THANGAL ROAD, NEAR
              IDBI CORPORATE BRANCH, PANAMPILLY NAGAR P.O., KOCHI-
              682 036.




              ASG -- P VIJAYAKUMAR .

     THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
10.02.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 WP(C).No.3422 OF 2021(C)

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                              JUDGMENT

Dated this the 10th day of February 2021

Heard both sides.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner makes a limited

prayer that his application for renewal of passport at Ext.P3 is still

pending and the same be directed to be decided within a prescribed

time. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the passport

of the petitioner is expiring on 13.03.2021.

The learned counsel for the respondent submits that the

application at Ext.P3 might have been decided by this time.

Be that as it may, as the prayer made in the petition is very

limited, the petition is disposed of with the following direction.

The petitioner is directed to decide the application for renewal of

passport at Ext.P3, if not already decided, by 27/02/2021.

Sd/-

                                                 A.M.BADAR

Nsd                                                JUDGE
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PA to Judge
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                           APPENDIX
PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:

EXHIBIT P1           TRUE COPY OF THE FRONT PAGE AND LAST PAGE

OF THE PASSPORT NUMBER Z2147245 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT TO PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGE OF THE PASSPORT NUMBER Z 21447245 ISSUED TO PETITIONER, STAMPED WITH RESIDENCE VISA ISSUED BY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF PASSPORT APPLICATION FORM DATED 25.01.2021 SUBMITTED ONLINE BY PETITIONER TO RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF EMAIL DATED 27.01.2021 SENT BY PETITIONER TO RESPONDENT ALONG WITH ITS TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF PRINT OUT OF THE STATUS AS TO EXHIBIT P3 APPLICATION REFLECTED ON THE WEBSITE OF RESPONDENT DATED 02.02.2021.